Convert HSV color values to their closest Pantone color matches with precision and ease. Perfect for designers working with hue, saturation, and value who need to transition from digital to print. Browse our comprehensive Pantone color database and find the perfect color match for your project. No Signup Required.
Find the closest Pantone color match for any HSV color values
hsv(9°, 56%, 100%)
rgb(255, 134, 112)
#ff8670
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Living Coral
PANTONE 16-1546
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PANTONE 16-1546
This is how text would appear on this Pantone color background. Use this preview to assess readability and visual impact in your designs.
HSV stands for Hue (0-360°), Saturation (0-100%), and Value (0-100%) - a more intuitive way to work with colors.
This cylindrical color model separates color information from intensity, making it easier for designers to create color variations.
Hue represents pure color on a 360° wheel: Red (0°), Yellow (60°), Green (120°), Cyan (180°), Blue (240°), Magenta (300°).
This circular representation makes it easy to find complementary colors (180° apart) and create harmonious color schemes.
Saturation controls color intensity from gray (0%) to pure, vivid color (100%).
Lower saturation creates muted, pastel colors while higher saturation produces vibrant, bold colors perfect for attention-grabbing designs.
Value controls brightness from black (0%) to the brightest possible version of the color (100%).
Unlike RGB, you can easily create darker or lighter versions of any color without changing its hue or saturation.
HSV matches how artists traditionally think about color: "What color is it? How vivid? How bright?"
This makes HSV the preferred choice for digital art tools, color pickers, and creative applications where intuitive color control matters.
HSV makes it easy to create harmonious color schemes by keeping saturation and value constant while varying hue.
Complementary colors are exactly 180° apart on the hue wheel, while triadic schemes use colors 120° apart.
HSV makes it easier to create accessible color combinations by adjusting value for contrast while maintaining hue identity.
You can create light and dark versions of brand colors for better readability without losing color recognition.
The HSV color model was created in the 1970s by computer graphics researchers to make digital color selection more intuitive.
Before HSV, designers had to work with RGB values, which made it difficult to predict how color changes would look visually.
An HSV to Pantone converter is a tool that finds the closest Pantone color match for any given HSV color values (Hue, Saturation, Value). It converts HSV to RGB internally, then uses color science algorithms to calculate the visual difference between colors and identify the most similar Pantone color from a comprehensive database.
HSV stands for Hue, Saturation, and Value. Hue represents the color type (0-360°), Saturation represents the intensity or purity of the color (0-100%), and Value represents the brightness (0-100%). This color model is more intuitive for designers as it closely matches how we naturally think about colors.
Converting HSV to Pantone is essential when transitioning from digital design to print production. HSV is often used in design software for its intuitive color selection, while Pantone colors ensure consistent, accurate color reproduction in printing, packaging, textiles, and other physical materials. This is crucial for brand consistency across digital and print media.
Enter the Hue value (0-360 degrees), Saturation percentage (0-100%), and Value/brightness percentage (0-100%) in the respective input fields. You can also use the random color generator to explore different color combinations. The tool will automatically show you the color preview and find the closest Pantone match.
Our tool converts HSV to RGB first, then uses the Delta E color difference formula in Lab color space, which measures perceptual color differences as the human eye sees them. Matches with a Delta E value under 2.0 are considered very close, while values under 1.0 are nearly identical. The accuracy is the same as direct RGB conversion since HSV is converted to RGB internally.
HSV is more intuitive for designers because it separates color information (hue) from intensity (saturation) and brightness (value). This makes it easier to create color variations, adjust brightness without changing the color tone, or create monochromatic color schemes. Many design tools use HSV-based color pickers for this reason.
Yes, our tool displays HSV equivalents for all Pantone colors in the browser. You can see the HSV breakdown for each color, making it easy to understand the hue, saturation, and value characteristics of any Pantone color. This helps in creating harmonious color schemes.
HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) and HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) are both cylindrical color models, but they handle brightness differently. HSV's 'Value' represents the brightness of the color, while HSL's 'Lightness' represents the perceived lightness. HSV is often preferred in digital art and design applications.
Most professional design software like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma include HSV color pickers. You can input HSV values directly in these programs' color panels. For software that doesn't support HSV directly, you can use our tool to convert to RGB or HEX values.
Some HSV colors, especially those with very high saturation and value (bright, vivid colors), cannot be accurately reproduced with physical inks. The HSV color space can represent colors that are impossible to print. In these cases, the closest available Pantone color will be suggested, but the difference may be noticeable.
Yes, our tool works both ways. You can browse our Pantone color database to find HSV equivalents for any Pantone color. This is useful when you have a Pantone specification but need to work with HSV values in your design software or create digital mockups.
In HSV, hue is represented as degrees on a color wheel (0-360°). Red is at 0°, yellow at 60°, green at 120°, cyan at 180°, blue at 240°, and magenta at 300°. This circular representation makes it easy to create complementary colors (180° apart) or triadic color schemes (120° apart).
When saturation is set to 0%, you get a grayscale color regardless of the hue value. The value component then determines how light or dark the gray is - 0% value gives black, 100% value gives white, and values in between give various shades of gray.
HSV makes it easy to create color variations: keep hue constant and adjust saturation for intensity variations, keep hue and saturation constant and adjust value for brightness variations, or keep saturation and value constant and adjust hue for different color tones. This systematic approach helps maintain visual harmony.
HSV can be more intuitive for creating accessible color combinations because you can easily adjust the value (brightness) component to ensure sufficient contrast while maintaining the same hue. This makes it easier to create light and dark versions of the same color for accessibility compliance.