HSV to Pantone

HSV stands for Hue, Saturation, and Value. It's a color model that describes colors in a way that aligns with human perception: Hue represents the color itself (0-360° on a color wheel), Saturation is the intensity or purity of the color (0-100%), and Value is the brightness or darkness (0-100%). This model is particularly popular in digital design and painting applications.

While both HSV and HSL use Hue (0-360°) and Saturation (0-100%), they differ in their third component. HSV's Value represents brightness, where 100% is full brightness and 0% is black. HSL's Lightness represents the relative lightness, where 50% is the pure color, 0% is black, and 100% is white. HSV tends to be more intuitive for digital painting, while HSL is often preferred for UI design.

HSV is ideal for digital creation and screen-based designs, but when moving to physical production (printing, textiles, etc.), Pantone's standardized system ensures consistent results across different materials and production runs. Converting HSV to Pantone helps maintain color integrity between digital design and physical output, preventing costly mismatches.

The conversions use advanced color matching algorithms based on LAB color space, which aligns with human color perception. While highly accurate for most applications, perfect matches aren't always possible due to differences in color gamuts (the range of colors that can be reproduced) between digital displays and physical materials. The confidence score indicates how close the match is, with scores above 90% representing excellent matches.