CSS lch() function

Definition and usage

CSS lch() The function specifies the color in the LCH (Lightness-Chroma-Hue) color space.

instances

Define different lch() Color:

#p1 {background-color:lch(10% 100 130 / 0.5);}
#p2 {background-color:lch(40% 100 130);}
#p3 {background-color:lch(90% 100 130 / 20%);}
#p3 {background-color:lch(10% 160 200);}
#p4 {background-color:lch(10% 160 200);}
#p5 {background-color:lch(40% 160 200);}
#p6 {background-color:lch(90% 160 200 / 0.3);}
#p7 {background-color:lch(10% 130 70 / 0.5);}
#p8 {background-color:lch(40% 130 70);}

#p9 {background-color:lch(90% 130 70);}

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CSS syntax

Absolute value syntaxThis is the original color on which the relative color is based. C H / Alch(from
) Value
This is the original color on which the relative color is based.

Required. Defines the brightness of the color, which can be a number or percentage between 0 and 100.

0 (or 0%) represents black, 100 (or 100%) represents white.

none (equivalent to 0%) can also be used.

C

lch(

Required. Defines the chroma (quantity of the color), which can be a number or percentage.

none (equivalent to 0%) can also be used.

H

Required. Defines the hue angle of the color, which can be a number or an angle value.

none (equivalent to 0deg) can also be used.

/ A

Optional. Represents the transparency channel value of the color (0% or 0 represents completely transparent, 100% or 100 represents completely opaque).

none (indicating no transparency channel) can also be used.

The default value is 100%.

The minimum value is 0 (or 0%). The maximum value has no upper limit (but actually does not exceed 230). 100% is equal to 150.

Relative value syntax from This is the original color on which the relative color is based. C H / Alch(from
) Value
Description from

color

It starts with the keyword 'from', followed by the color value representing the original color.

This is the original color on which the relative color is based.

Required. Defines the brightness of the color, which can be a number or percentage between 0 and 100.

0 (or 0%) represents black, 100 (or 100%) represents white.

none (equivalent to 0%) can also be used.

C

Required. Defines a number or percentage between -125 and 125, or between -100% and 100%.

Defines the distance along the a-axis of the color, indicating the red-green degree of the color.

-125 represents green, 125 represents red.

none (equivalent to 0%) can also be used.

H

Required. Defines the hue angle of the color, which can be a number or an angle value.

none (equivalent to 0deg) can also be used.

/ A

Optional. Represents the transparency channel value of the color (0% or 0 represents completely transparent, 100% or 100 represents completely opaque).

none (indicating no transparency channel) can also be used.

The default value is 100%.

Technical details

Version: CSS Color Module Level 4

Browser support

The numbers in the table represent the first browser version to fully support this function.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
lch()
111 111 113 15 97
Mixing numbers and percentages in parameters
116 116 113 16.2 102

Related pages

Reference:CSS Colors

Reference:CSS hsl() function

Reference:CSS hwb() function

Reference:CSS lab() function

Reference:CSS oklab() function

Reference:CSS oklch() function