The onchange event triggers when an element changes. You need to use below syntax.
onchange="yourFunctionName(this);"
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<label for="color">Choose Color</label> <input type="color" id="selectedColor"
value="#985d5d" onchange="showValue(this);" />
</p>
<script>
function showValue(c){
console.log(c.value);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>To run the above program, save the file name anyName.html(index.html) and right click on the file and select the option open with live server in VS code editor.
Output
After clicking the input type color, you will get the color value in console −
