diff --git a/orx-color/README.md b/orx-color/README.md
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--- a/orx-color/README.md
+++ b/orx-color/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ orx-color comes with tools to calculate color histograms for images.
 val histogram = calculateHistogramRGB(image)
 val colors = histogram.sortedColors()
 ```
+
+## HSLUVa and HPLUVa colorspaces
+
+Two color spaces are added: `ColorHSLUVa` and `ColorHPLUVa`, they are an implementation of the colorspaces presented at [hsluv.org](http://www.hsluv.org)
 <!-- __demos__ -->
 ## Demos
 ### DemoHistogram01
diff --git a/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoHSLUV01.kt b/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoHSLUV01.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c0b22ec
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+++ b/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoHSLUV01.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Draw rectangles shaded in RGB and HSLUV space
+
+import org.openrndr.application
+import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
+import org.openrndr.extensions.SingleScreenshot
+import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.toHSLUVa
+
+fun main() {
+    application {
+        program {
+            // -- this block is for automation purposes only
+            if (System.getProperty("takeScreenshot") == "true") {
+                extend(SingleScreenshot()) {
+                    this.outputFile = System.getProperty("screenshotPath")
+                }
+            }
+            extend {
+                val color = ColorRGBa.PINK
+                drawer.stroke = null
+                for (i in 0 until 10) {
+                    drawer.fill = color.shade(1.0 - i / 10.0)
+                    drawer.rectangle(100.0, 100.0 + i * 20.0, 100.0, 20.0)
+
+                    drawer.fill = color.toHSLUVa().shade(1.0 - i / 10.0).toRGBa().toSRGB()
+                    drawer.rectangle(200.0, 100.0 + i * 20.0, 100.0, 20.0)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoHSLUV02.kt b/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoHSLUV02.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4337b8bb
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+++ b/orx-color/src/demo/kotlin/DemoHSLUV02.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Visualize HSLUV color space
+
+import org.openrndr.application
+import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
+import org.openrndr.extensions.SingleScreenshot
+import org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces.toHSLUVa
+import org.openrndr.math.Polar
+import org.openrndr.math.Vector2
+
+fun main() {
+    application {
+        program {
+            // -- this block is for automation purposes only
+            if (System.getProperty("takeScreenshot") == "true") {
+                extend(SingleScreenshot()) {
+                    this.outputFile = System.getProperty("screenshotPath")
+                }
+            }
+
+            extend {
+                val color = ColorRGBa.RED
+                val hc = color.toHSLUVa()
+                drawer.stroke = null
+                drawer.strokeWeight = 0.0
+                for (h in 0 until 360 step 10) {
+                    for (s in 0 until 10) {
+                        for (l in 9 downTo 0) {
+                            val position = Polar(h.toDouble(), s * 25.0).cartesian + Vector2(width/ 2.0, height / 2.0)
+                            drawer.fill = hc.shiftHue(h.toDouble()).saturate(s/9.0).shade((9-l)/4.5).toRGBa().toSRGB()
+                            drawer.circle(position, kotlin.math.sqrt(s/10.0)*25.0 * l/9.0)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt b/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ada7a737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orx-color/src/main/kotlin/spaces/ColorHSLUVa.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package org.openrndr.extras.color.spaces
+
+import org.openrndr.color.ColorLCHUVa
+import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
+import java.util.*
+import kotlin.math.min
+import kotlin.math.pow
+import kotlin.math.sqrt
+
+private val m = arrayOf(
+        doubleArrayOf(3.240969941904521, -1.537383177570093, -0.498610760293),
+        doubleArrayOf(-0.96924363628087, 1.87596750150772, 0.041555057407175),
+        doubleArrayOf(0.055630079696993, -0.20397695888897, 1.056971514242878))
+
+private val kappa = 903.2962962
+private val epsilon = 0.0088564516
+
+private fun getBounds(L: Double): List<DoubleArray>? {
+    val result = ArrayList<DoubleArray>()
+    val sub1 = Math.pow(L + 16, 3.0) / 1560896
+    val sub2 = if (sub1 > epsilon) sub1 else L / kappa
+    for (c in 0..2) {
+        val m1 = m[c][0]
+        val m2 = m[c][1]
+        val m3 = m[c][2]
+        for (t in 0..1) {
+            val top1 = (284517 * m1 - 94839 * m3) * sub2
+            val top2 = (838422 * m3 + 769860 * m2 + 731718 * m1) * L * sub2 - 769860 * t * L
+            val bottom = (632260 * m3 - 126452 * m2) * sub2 + 126452 * t
+            result.add(doubleArrayOf(top1 / bottom, top2 / bottom))
+        }
+    }
+    return result
+}
+
+private fun intersectLineLine(lineA: DoubleArray, lineB: DoubleArray): Double {
+    return (lineA[1] - lineB[1]) / (lineB[0] - lineA[0])
+}
+
+private fun distanceFromPole(point: DoubleArray): Double {
+    return sqrt(point[0].pow(2.0) + point[1].pow(2.0))
+}
+
+private fun lengthOfRayUntilIntersect(theta: Double, line: DoubleArray): Length {
+    val length = line[1] / (Math.sin(theta) - line[0] * Math.cos(theta))
+    return Length(length)
+}
+
+private class Length(val length: Double) {
+    val greaterEqualZero: Boolean = length >= 0
+}
+
+private fun maxSafeChromaForL(L: Double): Double {
+    val bounds = getBounds(L)
+    var min = Double.MAX_VALUE
+    for (i in 0..1) {
+        val m1 = bounds!![i][0]
+        val b1 = bounds[i][1]
+        val line = doubleArrayOf(m1, b1)
+        val x = intersectLineLine(line, doubleArrayOf(-1 / m1, 0.0))
+        val length = distanceFromPole(doubleArrayOf(x, b1 + x * m1))
+        min = min(min, length)
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
+fun maxChromaForLH(L: Double, H: Double): Double {
+    val hrad = H / 360 * Math.PI * 2
+    val bounds = getBounds(L)
+    var min = Double.MAX_VALUE
+    for (bound in bounds!!) {
+        val length: Length = lengthOfRayUntilIntersect(hrad, bound)
+        if (length.greaterEqualZero) {
+            min = min(min, length.length)
+        }
+    }
+    return min
+}
+
+data class ColorHSLUVa(val h: Double, val s: Double, val l: Double) {
+    fun toLCHUVa(): ColorLCHUVa {
+        if (l > 99.9999999) {
+            ColorLCHUVa(100.0, 0.0, h)
+        }
+
+        if (l < 0.00000001) {
+            ColorLCHUVa(0.0, 0.0, h)
+        }
+        val max = maxChromaForLH(l, h)
+        val c: Double = max / 100 * s
+
+        return ColorLCHUVa(l, c, h)
+    }
+
+    fun shiftHue(shiftInDegrees: Double): ColorHSLUVa {
+        return copy(h = h + (shiftInDegrees))
+    }
+
+    fun shade(factor: Double): ColorHSLUVa = copy(l = l * factor)
+
+    fun saturate(factor: Double): ColorHSLUVa = copy(s = s * factor)
+
+    fun toRGBa(): ColorRGBa {
+        return toLCHUVa().toRGBa()
+    }
+}
+
+data class ColorHPLUVa(val h: Double, val s: Double, val l: Double) {
+    fun toLCHUVa(): ColorLCHUVa {
+        if (l > 99.9999999) {
+            return ColorLCHUVa(100.0, 0.0, h)
+        }
+        if (l < 0.00000001) {
+            return ColorLCHUVa(0.0, 0.0, h)
+        }
+        val max = maxSafeChromaForL(l)
+        val c = max / 100 * s
+        return ColorLCHUVa(l, c, h)
+    }
+    fun shiftHue(shiftInDegrees: Double): ColorHPLUVa {
+        return copy(h = h + (shiftInDegrees))
+    }
+
+    fun shade(factor: Double): ColorHPLUVa = copy(l = l * factor)
+
+    fun saturate(factor: Double): ColorHPLUVa = copy(s = s * factor)
+
+    fun toRGBa(): ColorRGBa = toLCHUVa().toRGBa()
+}
+
+fun ColorLCHUVa.toHPLUVa(): ColorHPLUVa {
+    if (l > 99.9999999) {
+        return ColorHPLUVa(h, 0.0, 100.0)
+    }
+    if (l < 0.00000001) {
+        return ColorHPLUVa(h, 0.0, 0.0)
+
+    }
+    val max = maxSafeChromaForL(l)
+    val s = c / max * 100
+    return ColorHPLUVa(h, s, l)
+}
+
+fun ColorLCHUVa.toHSLUVa(): ColorHSLUVa {
+    if (l > 99.99999) {
+        return ColorHSLUVa(h, 0.0, 100.0)
+    }
+    if (l < 0.000001) {
+        return ColorHSLUVa(h, 0.0, 0.0)
+    }
+    val max = maxChromaForLH(l, h)
+    val s = c / max * 100.0
+    return ColorHSLUVa(h, s, l)
+}
+
+fun ColorRGBa.toHSLUVa(): ColorHSLUVa = toLCHUVa().toHSLUVa()
+fun ColorRGBa.toHPLUVa(): ColorHPLUVa = toLCHUVa().toHPLUVa()
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