diff --git a/css/sidebar.css b/css/sidebar.css
index 9be093d..3d622c9 100644
--- a/css/sidebar.css
+++ b/css/sidebar.css
@@ -381,4 +381,19 @@
     font-size: 11px;
     font-family: monospace;
     color: var(--descrip-text, #999);
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 2px 4px;
+    width: 60px;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.magnify-color-preview:hover,
+.magnify-color-preview:focus {
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    border-color: var(--border-color, #444);
+    color: var(--fg-color, #ddd);
+    outline: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/sidebar/SidebarSettings.ts b/src/sidebar/SidebarSettings.ts
index d40a786..1b5fdd6 100644
--- a/src/sidebar/SidebarSettings.ts
+++ b/src/sidebar/SidebarSettings.ts
@@ -237,12 +237,44 @@ export function createColorPicker(
     colorInput.className = 'magnify-color-input';
     colorInput.value = value;
 
-    const colorPreview = document.createElement('span');
+    const colorPreview = document.createElement('input');
+    colorPreview.type = 'text';
     colorPreview.className = 'magnify-color-preview';
-    colorPreview.textContent = value;
+    colorPreview.value = value;
+    colorPreview.maxLength = 7;
+    colorPreview.setAttribute('aria-label', `Hex code for ${label}`);
+
+    // Stop propagation of keys to prevent global hotkeys while typing
+    colorPreview.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => e.stopPropagation());
+
+    // Select all on focus for easy copy/paste
+    colorPreview.addEventListener('focus', () => colorPreview.select());
+
+    // Sync from text input to color picker
+    const updateFromText = () => {
+        let val = colorPreview.value;
+        if (!val.startsWith('#') && /^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$/.test(val)) {
+            val = '#' + val;
+        }
+
+        if (/^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$/.test(val)) {
+            colorPreview.value = val; // Ensure normalized format
+            colorInput.value = val;
+            if (onInput) onInput(val);
+            onChange(val);
+        }
+    };
+
+    colorPreview.addEventListener('change', updateFromText);
+    colorPreview.addEventListener('blur', () => {
+        // Revert to valid value on blur if invalid
+        if (!/^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$/.test(colorPreview.value)) {
+            colorPreview.value = colorInput.value;
+        }
+    });
 
     colorInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
-        colorPreview.textContent = colorInput.value;
+        colorPreview.value = colorInput.value;
         if (onInput) onInput(colorInput.value);
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/SidebarControls.test.ts b/tests/unit/SidebarControls.test.ts
index 165c108..e9c925c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/SidebarControls.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/SidebarControls.test.ts
@@ -141,5 +141,55 @@ describe('Sidebar Controls', () => {
             expect(labelEl.getAttribute('for')).toBe(input.id);
             expect(input.id).toMatch(/^magnify-color-/);
         });
+
+        it('should sync text input with color picker', () => {
+            const onChange = vi.fn();
+            const colorRow = createColorPicker('Test Color', '#000000', onChange);
+
+            const colorInput = colorRow.querySelector('input[type="color"]') as HTMLInputElement;
+            const textInput = colorRow.querySelector('input.magnify-color-preview') as HTMLInputElement;
+
+            expect(textInput).toBeTruthy();
+            expect(textInput.value).toBe('#000000');
+
+            // Simulate typing a valid hex code
+            textInput.value = '#ffffff';
+            textInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+
+            expect(colorInput.value).toBe('#ffffff');
+            expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('#ffffff');
+
+            // Simulate typing a hex code without hash
+            textInput.value = 'ff0000';
+            textInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+
+            expect(textInput.value).toBe('#ff0000'); // Should normalize
+            expect(colorInput.value).toBe('#ff0000');
+            expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('#ff0000');
+
+            // Simulate typing invalid hex code
+            textInput.value = 'invalid';
+            textInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
+
+            // Should not update color input (keeps previous value)
+            expect(colorInput.value).toBe('#ff0000');
+
+            // Simulate blur with invalid code -> should revert
+            textInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+            expect(textInput.value).toBe('#ff0000');
+        });
+
+        it('should stop keydown propagation on text input', () => {
+            const onChange = vi.fn();
+            const colorRow = createColorPicker('Test Color', '#000000', onChange);
+            const textInput = colorRow.querySelector('input.magnify-color-preview') as HTMLInputElement;
+
+            const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'a' });
+            const stopPropagationSpy = vi.spyOn(event, 'stopPropagation');
+
+            textInput.dispatchEvent(event);
+
+            expect(stopPropagationSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
     });
 });