Converting Hex to HSV
Hex is typically used for CSS, HTML and general web design, where a short, copy-pasteable code is useful, while HSV is used for colour pickers and generative art, where adjusting brightness independently of hue is useful. Enter a Hex value above and the equivalent HSV value appears instantly, alongside every other supported format.
Is Hex to HSV conversion exact?
This conversion is exact and lossless – hex, RGB, HSV and HSL all describe the same underlying colour space, just in different notations, so no colour data is lost converting between them.
Understanding Hex
Hex is a compact, web-friendly representation of RGB using hexadecimal notation (#RRGGBB). It's commonly used in HTML, CSS and web development where character count and readability matter. Both RGB and hex refer to the same colour space but present values differently – decimal versus base-16 encoding.
Understanding HSV
HSV (hue, saturation, value) describes colours in terms of their position on a colour wheel (hue 0-360°), colour intensity (saturation 0-100%) and brightness (value 0-100%). It's intuitive for colour selection.
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