HSL to Pantone Color Converter [2024]
Convert HSL colors to their closest Pantone® matches.
Selected Color
HSL (270°, 30%, 50%)
RGB (128, 89, 166)
#8059a6
Understanding HSL Colors
What is HSL?
HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) is a color model designed to align with human perception of color:
- Hue (0-360°): The base color on the color wheel
- Saturation (0-100%): The intensity or purity of the color
- Lightness (0-100%): How light or dark the color appears
Color Matching Process
Our tool converts HSL values through multiple steps:
- Converts HSL to RGB color space
- Transforms RGB to comparable values
- Matches against Pantone database
- Ranks results by similarity
Common Applications
Design & Art
- • Fine-tune colors using natural parameters
- • Match digital artwork to print colors
- • Create harmonious color palettes
- • Convert screen designs to print
Brand Development
- • Match brand colors precisely
- • Create consistent color guides
- • Find variations of brand colors
- • Develop print-ready assets
Frequently Asked Questions
Why use HSL for color selection?
HSL is intuitive for human color perception. It separates the color (hue) from its intensity (saturation) and brightness (lightness), making it easier to adjust colors in a way that feels natural to how we see them.
How accurate is the conversion?
While our tool provides highly accurate matches using advanced color space conversion and matching algorithms, exact matches aren't always possible due to the differences between HSL and Pantone color spaces. For critical color matching, always verify with physical Pantone guides.
Can I use this for commercial projects?
While our tool helps find similar Pantone colors, PANTONE® is a registered trademark. For commercial projects, ensure you have the appropriate Pantone color guides and licenses. This tool is meant as a reference to help find approximate matches.
More Color Tools
CMYK Colors
Generate cyan, magenta, yellow, and black color palettes
CMYK to Pantone Converter
Convert CMYK colors to Pantone format
Color Converter
Convert between color formats
Color Inverter
Get the opposite of any color
Color Mixer
Mix up to 10 colors together
Cool Colors
Create cool color palettes
Darken Colors
Make colors darker
Gradient Colors
Generate color gradients
Gray Colors
Generate random gray colors
HEX to Pantone Converter
Convert HEX colors to Pantone format
HSV to Pantone Converter
Convert HSV colors to Pantone format
Image Color Picker
Retrieve the colors of any image
Lighten Colors
Lighten any color
Neon Color Generator
Create radiating neon colors
Orange Color Generator
Create orange colors
Pastel Color Generator
Generate random pastel colors
Random Colors
Generate random colors
RGB to Pantone Converter
Convert RGB colors to Pantone format
RGBA Color Generator
Generate colors in RGBA format
Skin Color Generator
Generate random skin colors