HSL Colors#
What are HSL Colors?#
The 24-bit HSL color model covers over 16 million colors, and each color can be defined as hue, saturation, and lightness:
Parameter | Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
---|---|---|---|
Allowed values | 0 -360 degrees | 0 -100 % | 0 -100 % |
Description | Deegree on the color wheel. | Intensity of the color. | Brightness of the color. |
Disclaimer
Not all terminals support 24-bit colors in RGB, HSL, or Hex. If your terminal does support such advanced colors, read on.
Full Line Text Functions#
You can output colors in HSL with the hsl()
and bg_hsl()
methods. The value for hue can be between 0
-360
degrees, while saturation and lightness can be a percentage between 0
-100
%:
Example:
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How it appears in the terminal:
% I want this text in green HSL colors
% I want this background in green HSL colors
Custom String Styling#
Or customize the styling of text and background with the ColorHSL()
and BgColorHSL()
classes:
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How it appears in the terminal:
% I want to use MUSTARD GREEN...
% ... and STEEL GRAY colors