diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/Preview.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/Preview.svelte
index 8df0b73..c1d6b15 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/Preview.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/Preview.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { rgbToHex } from '$lib/core/color';
 	import type { PixelImage } from '$lib/core/types';
+	import PipetteLoupe from './tool/PipetteLoupe.svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
 		image: PixelImage | null;
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@
 	let { image, pipetteActive = false, onPickColor }: Props = $props();
 
 	let canvas = $state<HTMLCanvasElement | undefined>();
+	let hover = $state<{ clientX: number; clientY: number; px: number; py: number; hex: string } | null>(
+		null
+	);
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (!canvas || !image) return;
@@ -21,17 +25,40 @@
 		ctx.putImageData(new ImageData(image.data, image.width, image.height), 0, 0);
 	});
 
-	function pickColor(event: MouseEvent) {
-		if (!pipetteActive || !onPickColor || !canvas) return;
+	function pixelAt(event: MouseEvent): { px: number; py: number; hex: string } | null {
+		if (!canvas || !image) return null;
 		const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
-		if (rect.width === 0 || rect.height === 0) return;
-		const x = Math.floor((event.clientX - rect.left) * (canvas.width / rect.width));
-		const y = Math.floor((event.clientY - rect.top) * (canvas.height / rect.height));
-		if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= canvas.width || y >= canvas.height) return;
+		if (rect.width === 0 || rect.height === 0) return null;
+		const px = Math.floor((event.clientX - rect.left) * (canvas.width / rect.width));
+		const py = Math.floor((event.clientY - rect.top) * (canvas.height / rect.height));
+		if (px < 0 || py < 0 || px >= canvas.width || py >= canvas.height) return null;
 		const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
-		if (!ctx) return;
-		const [r, g, b] = ctx.getImageData(x, y, 1, 1).data;
-		onPickColor(rgbToHex(r, g, b));
+		if (!ctx) return null;
+		const [r, g, b] = ctx.getImageData(px, py, 1, 1).data;
+		return { px, py, hex: rgbToHex(r, g, b) };
+	}
+
+	function pickColor(event: MouseEvent) {
+		if (!pipetteActive || !onPickColor) return;
+		const pixel = pixelAt(event);
+		if (pixel) {
+			onPickColor(pixel.hex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	function trackHover(event: MouseEvent) {
+		if (!pipetteActive) {
+			hover = null;
+			return;
+		}
+		const pixel = pixelAt(event);
+		hover = pixel
+			? { clientX: event.clientX, clientY: event.clientY, px: pixel.px, py: pixel.py, hex: pixel.hex }
+			: null;
+	}
+
+	function clearHover() {
+		hover = null;
 	}
 </script>
 
@@ -42,8 +69,20 @@
 		title="{image.width} × {image.height}"
 		class:pipette={pipetteActive}
 		onclick={pickColor}
+		onmousemove={trackHover}
+		onmouseleave={clearHover}
 	></canvas>
 	<p class="dims">{image.width} × {image.height} px</p>
+	{#if pipetteActive && hover && image}
+		<PipetteLoupe
+			{image}
+			px={hover.px}
+			py={hover.py}
+			hex={hover.hex}
+			clientX={hover.clientX}
+			clientY={hover.clientY}
+		/>
+	{/if}
 {/if}
 
 <style>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/tool/PipetteLoupe.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/tool/PipetteLoupe.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cca4d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/tool/PipetteLoupe.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import type { PixelImage } from '$lib/core/types';
+
+	interface Props {
+		image: PixelImage;
+		px: number;
+		py: number;
+		hex: string;
+		clientX: number;
+		clientY: number;
+	}
+
+	let { image, px, py, hex, clientX, clientY }: Props = $props();
+
+	const SIZE = 110;
+	const ZOOM = 8;
+	const BLOCK = 15;
+	const HALF = Math.floor(BLOCK / 2);
+	const CENTER = SIZE / 2;
+
+	let loupeCanvas = $state<HTMLCanvasElement | undefined>();
+
+	let srcCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement | null = null;
+	let srcKey: PixelImage | null = null;
+
+	function ensureSource(): HTMLCanvasElement | null {
+		if (!srcCanvas || srcKey !== image) {
+			srcCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+			srcCanvas.width = image.width;
+			srcCanvas.height = image.height;
+			srcCanvas.getContext('2d')?.putImageData(new ImageData(image.data, image.width, image.height), 0, 0);
+			srcKey = image;
+		}
+		return srcCanvas;
+	}
+
+	function clamp(v: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+		return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, v));
+	}
+
+	const blockX = $derived(clamp(px - HALF, 0, Math.max(0, image.width - BLOCK)));
+	const blockY = $derived(clamp(py - HALF, 0, Math.max(0, image.height - BLOCK)));
+	const flipBelow = $derived(clientY < SIZE + 24);
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (!loupeCanvas) return;
+		const dpr = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
+		loupeCanvas.width = SIZE * dpr;
+		loupeCanvas.height = SIZE * dpr;
+		const ctx = loupeCanvas.getContext('2d');
+		const src = ensureSource();
+		if (!ctx || !src) return;
+		ctx.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0);
+		ctx.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
+		ctx.fillStyle = '#111318';
+		ctx.fillRect(0, 0, SIZE, SIZE);
+		ctx.drawImage(
+			src,
+			blockX,
+			blockY,
+			BLOCK,
+			BLOCK,
+			CENTER + (blockX - px) * ZOOM,
+			CENTER + (blockY - py) * ZOOM,
+			BLOCK * ZOOM,
+			BLOCK * ZOOM
+		);
+		ctx.strokeStyle = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.9)';
+		ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+		ctx.strokeRect(CENTER - ZOOM / 2 + 0.5, CENTER - ZOOM / 2 + 0.5, ZOOM, ZOOM);
+	});
+</script>
+
+<div
+	class="loupe"
+	class:flip={flipBelow}
+	style="left:{clientX}px;top:{clientY}px"
+	aria-hidden="true"
+>
+	<canvas bind:this={loupeCanvas} style="width:{SIZE}px;height:{SIZE}px"></canvas>
+	<p class="hex">{hex}</p>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.loupe {
+		position: fixed;
+		z-index: 50;
+		transform: translate(-50%, calc(-100% - 16px));
+		padding: 4px 4px 2px;
+		background: var(--surface);
+		border: 1px solid var(--border);
+		border-radius: var(--radius-m);
+		box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+		pointer-events: none;
+	}
+
+	.loupe.flip {
+		transform: translate(-50%, 16px);
+	}
+
+	canvas {
+		display: block;
+		border-radius: var(--radius-s);
+	}
+
+	.hex {
+		margin: 2px 0 0;
+		text-align: center;
+		font-family: var(--font-mono);
+		font-size: var(--text-xs);
+		color: var(--text-muted);
+	}
+</style>