Color Converter

Convert colors between HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK formats. Select your input type, enter the color, and see instant conversions with a live preview. A simple and reliable tool for developers and designers.

Choose input format: Enter your color:

Color Preview

HEX

#3498db

RGB

rgb(52, 152, 219)

HSL

hsl(204, 70%, 53%)

CMYK

67, 31, 0, 14

Why use a color converter?

As a web developer or designer, colors are more than just aesthetics, they are part of your code workflow. Different platforms and tools prefer different color formats:

HEX: Ideal for HTML and CSS, compact and widely supported.
RGB: Perfect when working with dynamic colors in JavaScript or CSS rgba() for transparency.
HSL: Great for fine-tuning shades, creating themeable designs, or calculating lighter/darker variations with hsl().
CMYK: Essential for print design workflows, ensuring colors remain consistent in physical materials.

This color converter makes it easier to switch between formats instantly. Enter your color, select the input type, and see how it looks in all major formats with a live preview. It’s perfect for testing, prototyping, or generating reusable CSS variables.

If you’re working on a new project and need more than just single colors, try our palette generator or build a palette directly from an image with the image to palette tool. Both are great complements to this converter.

Examples of color codes

Here are some sample colors you can try in the converter:

HEX: #ff5733
RGB: rgb(255, 87, 51)
HSL: hsl(11, 100%, 60%)
CMYK: 0, 66, 80, 0

Pro tip: Use HEX or RGB for web projects, HSL when creating dynamic color themes, and CMYK when moving your designs from screen to print. This ensures that your colors look exactly how you want, wherever they appear.