diff --git a/colorfield/forms.py b/colorfield/forms.py
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+from django import forms
+
+from colorfield.validators import color_hex_validator
+from colorfield.widgets import ColorWidget
+
+
+class ColorField(forms.CharField):
+    default_validators = [
+        color_hex_validator,
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        validator = kwargs.pop("validator", color_hex_validator)
+        self.default_validators = [validator]
+        kwargs.setdefault("widget", ColorWidget())
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/forms.py b/tests/forms.py
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+from django import forms
+from colorfield.forms import ColorField
+
+
+class BasicForm(forms.Form):
+    color = ColorField(initial="#FF0000")
diff --git a/tests/test_basic_form.py b/tests/test_basic_form.py
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+++ b/tests/test_basic_form.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+from tests.forms import BasicForm
+
+
+class BasicFormTest(TestCase):
+    def test_color_field_initial_value(self):
+        """
+        Test that the color field has the correct initial value.
+        """
+        form = BasicForm()
+        self.assertEqual(form.fields["color"].initial, "#FF0000")
+
+    def test_color_field_valid_data(self):
+        """
+        Test that the form is valid with correct HEX color data.
+        """
+        data = {"color": "#00FF00"}
+        form = BasicForm(data=data)
+        self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())
+        self.assertEqual(form.cleaned_data["color"], "#00FF00")
+
+    def test_color_field_invalid_data(self):
+        """
+        Test that the form is invalid with incorrect HEX color data.
+        """
+        # Test invalid HEX color (missing #)
+        data = {"color": "00FF00"}
+        form = BasicForm(data=data)
+        self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+        self.assertIn("color", form.errors)
+
+        # Test invalid HEX color (invalid characters)
+        data = {"color": "#ZZZZZZ"}
+        form = BasicForm(data=data)
+        self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+        self.assertIn("color", form.errors)
+
+    def test_color_field_empty_data(self):
+        """
+        Test that the form is invalid when the color field is empty.
+        """
+        data = {"color": ""}
+        form = BasicForm(data=data)
+        self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+        self.assertIn("color", form.errors)
+
+    def test_color_field_widget_rendering(self):
+        """
+        Test that the color field widget renders correctly.
+        """
+        form = BasicForm()
+        rendered_form = form.as_p()
+        self.assertIn('type="text"', rendered_form)
+        self.assertIn('value="#FF0000"', rendered_form)