What does HSV stand for?

HSV is hue (0-360 degrees), saturation (0-100%) and value (0-100%). It is also called HSB, where B is brightness. Value or brightness controls how light or dark the colour is.

How is HSV different from HSL?

HSV and HSL share the same hue, but their saturation and the third component differ. HSV uses value (brightness of the most intense channel) while HSL uses lightness (midpoint between black and white), so the same colour has different numbers in each model.

Is anything sent to a server?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded or logged.

RGB to HSV Converter

Convert RGB colour values into hue, saturation and value.

RGB to HSV converter

Enter red, green and blue values and get the equivalent HSV — hue, saturation and value — instantly, with a live colour swatch.

HSV (also called HSB) is popular in colour pickers: hue chooses the colour, saturation sets how vivid it is, and value sets how bright it is. The whole conversion runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.