diff --git a/i3/.config/i3/config b/i3/.config/i3/config
index 4e575f6..638b989 100644
--- a/i3/.config/i3/config
+++ b/i3/.config/i3/config
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ bindsym $mod+o move workspace to output up
 bindsym $mod+p move workspace to output right
 
 # take screenshots
-bindsym $mod+s       exec --no-startup-id bash x11-screenshot.sh --clipboard
+bindsym $mod+s       exec --no-startup-id bash x11-screenshot.sh "clipboard"
 bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec --no-startup-id bash x11-screenshot.sh
+bindsym $mod+c       exec --no-startup-id bash x11-screenshot.sh "colour"
 
 # use pactl for media keys
 set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
diff --git a/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh b/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh
index 088d192..9f48f23 100755
--- a/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh
+++ b/scripts/x11-screenshot.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 unset use_clipboard
-if [[ "$1" == "-c" ]] || [[ "$1" == "--clipboard" ]]; then
+if [[ "$1" == "--clipboard" ]]; then
     use_clipboard="true"
+elif [[ "$1" == "--colour" ]]; then
+    pick_colour="true"
 fi
 
-if ! $(which maim &>/dev/null); then
-    notify-send "[screenshot]" "missing \`maim\`"
+if ! $(which slop &>/dev/null); then
+    notify-send "[screenshot]" "missing \`slop\`"
     exit 1
 fi
 if [[ -n "${use_clipboard}" ]] && ! $(which xclip &>/dev/null); then
@@ -14,13 +16,37 @@ if [[ -n "${use_clipboard}" ]] && ! $(which xclip &>/dev/null); then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ -z "${use_clipboard}" ]]; then
-    screenshots_path="${HOME}/screenshots"
-    echo "${screenshots_path}"
-    if [[ ! -d "${screenshots_path}" ]]; then
-        mkdir "${screenshots_path}"
-    fi
-    maim -suo "${screenshots_path}/$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').png"
-else
-    maim -suo | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
+screenshots_path="${HOME}/screenshots"
+if [[ ! -d "${screenshots_path}" ]]; then
+    mkdir "${screenshots_path}"
 fi
+temp_file="${screenshots_path}/temporary.png"
+
+import -window root -crop "$(slop --tolerance=4 || exit 0)" "${temp_file}"
+# maim -suo -f png --tolerance=4 "${temp_file}"
+
+function colour_picker {
+    colour_value="$(magick "${temp_file}" -scale 1x1\! -format "#%[hex:p{0,0}]" info:)"
+    notify-send "[colour picker]" "${colour_value}"
+    echo "${colour_value}" | xclip -selection clipboard
+    remove_temporary_file
+}
+
+function clipboard {
+    xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png <"${temp_file}"
+    remove_temporary_file
+}
+
+function save_screenshot {
+    mv "${temp_file}" "${screenshots_path}/$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').png"
+}
+
+function remove_temporary_file {
+    rm "${temp_file}"
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+"clipboard") clipboard ;;
+"colour") colour_picker ;;
+*) save_screenshot ;;
+esac