Definition

Way of recording color by splitting it into 3 numerical values :

  • Hue : basic color “of the color wheel”
    • Ex : from red to blue
  • Saturation : How dull is the color ?
    • Ex : from grey to pure red
  • Lightness or Value (opposites) : How light is the color ?
    • Ex : from light blue to dark blue

These colors can be thought of as being in a cylindrical color space.

The difference between HSL and HSV is that the Lighness is inverted.

Questions

What is the difference between HSL and HSV ? It seems to be more than a simple swap of light to dark

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV