Color image processing
Physics of Color
Physiology of Color
Rods are responsible for vision at low light levels or scotopic vision.
Facilitating vision during dim light/night
Cones are responsible for vision at higher light levels or photopic vision
Help distinguish color and other fine details and are cone-shaped
They are of three types – long-wavelength sensitive cones(L-cones), middle-
wavelength sensitive cones (M-cones) and short-wavelength sensitive cones
(S-cones)
Color fundamentals
Color fundamentals
RGB Color model
CMY and CMYK Color model
HSI Color model
Hue - Ink Mixing
• Subtractive mix of
transparent inks
• Primary: CMY
• Secondary: RGB
• ~Black: C + M + Y
• Actually use CMYK
to get true black
Hue - Ink Mixing
Assumption: ink printed on pure white paper
CMY = White – RGB:
C = 1 – R, M = 1 – G, Y = 1 – B
CMYK from CMY (K is black ink):
K = min(C, M, Y)
C = C – K, M = M – K, Y = Y - K
Saturation
• Purity of color
The HSI color model based on
triangular and circular mode lane
Converting color from RGB to
HSI
Converting color from HSI to RGB
• Home task
Application of color model
Application of color model
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