Color Converters guides

Color Converters Color Spaces Explained: RGB, HEX, HSL, CMYK & the Perceptual Models Why so many ways to describe one colour exist, what each model is good at, and how to choose between RGB, HEX, HSL/HSV, CMYK and the perceptual spaces like LAB and OKLCH. Updated Jun 12, 2026 11 min read Color Converters RGB & HEX Color Codes Explained: What #RRGGBB Actually Means How screens build colour from red, green and blue light, why each channel goes 0–255, how a hex code encodes those three numbers, and what the alpha variant adds. Updated Jun 12, 2026 9 min read Color Converters HSL & HSV Explained: The Color Model Designers Actually Use Hue, saturation, lightness and value — why this model matches how people think about colour, the difference between HSL and HSV, and how to use it to lighten, mute and recolour. Updated Jun 12, 2026 9 min read Color Converters CMYK vs RGB: Why Print and Screen Colour Are Different Why screens use RGB light and printers use CMYK ink, what gamut means, why vivid colours shift when printed, and how to design so your colours survive the trip to paper. Updated Jun 12, 2026 9 min read Color Converters Perceptual Colour: LAB, LCH, OKLab & OKLCH Explained Why RGB and HSL produce lumpy gradients and unreliable contrast, what perceptually uniform means, and how LAB and the modern OKLCH fix it for gradients, palettes and accessibility. Updated Jun 12, 2026 10 min read