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Dev tools · May 19, 2020

ac-colors

A JS color conversion library for RGB/HSL/HEX/XYZ/LAB/LCH

ac-colors launched on May 19, 2020. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

The HSL color space model is not perceptually accurate, which can lead to problems designing color themes. This JavaScript color library to handle the conversions between RGB, HEX, HSL, XYZ, LAB, or LCH simultaneously. Plus it offers random color generation and contrast ratio calculation.

ac-colors is a reactive JavaScript color library that can freely convert between RGB, HSL, HEX, XYZ, LAB, LCHab, LUV, and LCHuv, as well as handle random color generation and contrast ratio calculation. - vinaypillai/ac-colors

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