Create a Basic Color Switcher App Using React, Vite, and Tailwind CSS

If you are learning React and want to make a fun, beginner-friendly project, a Color Changer App is a great choice.
In this guide, we’ll build an app where you can click buttons to change the background color and even generate a random color with one click.

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📺 Live Demo and Resources

• Live Demo: [Check here]

• GitHub Repository: [Check the Code]

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Project Setup

We’ll be using React, Vite, and Tailwind CSS for this project.

Step 1: Create a new React app using Vite

bashCopyEditnpm create vite@latest color-changer

Select React when prompted. Then run:

bashCopyEditcd color-changer
npm install

Step 2: Install Tailwind CSS

Run:

bashCopyEditnpm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p

In tailwind.config.js:

javascriptCopyEditcontent: [
  "./index.html",
  "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
],

In src/index.css:

cssCopyEdit@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

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App Structure

Our project will look like this:

cssCopyEditsrc/
  App.jsx
  main.jsx
  index.css

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What You’ll Learn from This Project

• React State Management using useState

• Event Handling with onClick

• Dynamic Styling with Tailwind CSS and inline styles

• Random Color Generation using JavaScript

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Bonus Ideas

• Add a button to copy the current color code

• Show a history of recently used colors

• Add gradient backgrounds

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📷 Final App Screenshot

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🚀 Conclusion

This project is perfect for beginners who want to practice React and Tailwind CSS.
You now know how to handle state, events, and dynamic styles. Try adding more features to make it unique!