HEX, RGB, HSL Color Converter & Palette Tool

Convert color formats between HEX, RGB, and HSL with interactive color picker and harmonic palette generator.

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HEX Code:

RGB:

HSL:

Harmonic Color Palette (Complementary & Analogous)

#4F46E5

Complementary

Analogous +60°

Analogous -60°

Digital Color Spaces: HEX, RGB, HSL and WCAG Accessibility Compliance

In digital design, web development, and user interface engineering, colors are mathematically encoded across distinct color models. Mastering HEX, RGB, and HSL allows developers to build responsive design systems, dark mode palettes, and WCAG-compliant accessible interfaces.

Comparing Color Models

RGB (Red, Green, Blue): An additive color model where channels range from 0 to 255 (e.g. rgb(79, 70, 229)).
HEX (#RRGGBB): A hexadecimal base-16 shorthand representation of RGB channels (e.g. #4F46E5).
HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness): A cylindrical coordinate model where:
- Hue: Angle on the color wheel from 0° to 360° (0° = Red, 120° = Green, 240° = Blue).
- Saturation: Intensity percentage from 0% (grayscale) to 100% (vivid color).
- Lightness: Brightness percentage from 0% (pure black) to 100% (pure white).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

HSL makes generating hover states, active states, and dark mode variants trivial: simply adjust the Lightness percentage without altering the base Hue.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) require a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal body text and 3:1 for large headings against background colors.