Converting HEX to HSV
HEX is the six-digit hexadecimal notation (like #A855F7) used throughout HTML and CSS to describe screen colors. HSV (also called HSB) describes a color by hue, saturation, and value/brightness — the model behind most color-picker wheels.
HEX and HSV both describe on-screen color, so the conversion is exact and lossless. HEX is handy for web design, CSS, and sharing exact brand colors, while HSV is better for color pickers and image-editing tools like Photoshop and GIMP.
This HEX to HSV converter works instantly in your browser: type or pick a HEX color and the HSV value updates live, along with every other common format so you can copy whichever you need. Nothing is sent to a server, and it is completely free with no limits.
When do you need HSV?
Reach for HSV when you are working on color pickers and image-editing tools like Photoshop and GIMP. Designers and developers routinely convert HEX to HSV to move a color between a web workflow and a design one without eyeballing it. If you want to grab a color straight from an image instead of typing it, try our color picker from image, or build a full scheme with the palette generator.
You can also convert in the other direction with our HSV to HEX converter, or jump to any other format — the tool always shows HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, and CMYK side by side.