hsl

Encodes a colour using HSL (hue, saturation, lightness) coordinates.

Syntax

• hsl(h, s, l)

  • h is a real number

  • s is a real number in [0, 1]

  • l is a real number in [0, 1]

Description

hsl(h, s, l) is the colour object corresponding to the colour with HSL (hue, saturation, lightness) coordinates (h, s, l). The hue is a real number mod 360 while both saturation and lightness must belong to [0, 1].

Examples

hsl(43, 0.744, 0.49)

rgba(0.855, 0.648, 0.125, 1.000) (#DAA520, goldenrod)

See also

• color

• rgb

• hsv