The HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value(Brightness)) color model defines a color space in terms of four constituent components : Hue, Saturation and Value(Brightness).
The HSV model is also known as HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Alpha) model.
The HSV model was created in 1978 by Alvy Ray Smith.
It is a nonlinear transformation of the RGB color space.
In other words, color is not defined as a simple combination (addition/substraction) of primary colors but as a mathematical transformation.
Note: HSV and HSB are the same, but HSL is different.
| Name |
HSVColorFormat |
| Format |
- hsv(hue,saturation,brightness)
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| Description |
- Hue : A float - Ranges from 0.0 to 360.0 (both inclusive) in most applications.
each value corresponds to one color : 0 is red, 45 is a shade of orange and 55 is a shade of yellow.
- Saturation : A float - the intensity of the color. Ranges from 0.0 to 100.0% (both inclusive)
0 means no color, that is a shade of grey between black and white; 100 means intense color.
- Brightness : A float - the brightness of the color. Ranges from 0.0 to 100.0% (both inclusive)
0 is always black; depending on the saturation, 100 may be white or a more or less saturated color.
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| Example of valid values |
- hsv(355.2,82.7% ,89.01%)
- hsv(124.2,78.42% ,78.14%)
- hsv(234.8,80.05%,84.7%)
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