JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>
        Selected item color: <input type="color" id="designer-javascript-color" />
        <br>
        Selected item background color:<input type="color" id="designer-javascript-backcolor" />


<br/>

<div id="changeMe" style='color:white;background-color: blue'>

  click here</div>

JavaScript

$(function() {
  $("#changeMe").on('click', function() {
        $('#designer-javascript-color').val($(this).css("color"));
        $('#designer-javascript-backcolor').val($(this).css("background-color"));

});

});