{
  /**
   * OPTION A:
   * default file-loader fallback
   **/
  test: /\.jpe?g$/,
  loaders: [
    {
      loader: 'lqip-loader',
      options: {
        path: '/media', // your image going to be in media folder in the output dir
        name: '[name].[ext]', // you can use [hash].[ext] too if you wish,
        base64: true, // default: true, gives the base64 encoded image
        palette: true // default: false, gives the dominant colours palette
      }
    }
  ]
  /**
   * OPTION B:
   * Chained with your own url-loader or file-loader
   **/
  test: /\.(png|jpe?g)$/,
  loaders: [
    {
      loader: 'lqip-loader',
      options: {
        base64: true,
        palette: false
      }
    },
    {
      loader: 'url-loader',
      options: {
        limit: 8000
      }
    }
  ]
}

import banner from './images/banner.jpg';
console.log(banner.preSrc);
// outputs: "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhY.... 
// the object will have palette property, array will be sorted from most dominant colour to the least
console.log(banner.palette) // [ '#628792', '#bed4d5', '#5d4340', '#ba454d', '#c5dce4', '#551f24' ]
 
console.log(banner.src) // that's the original image URL to load later!