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rgb2lightness

Convert RGB color values to lightness values

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Syntax

lightness = rgb2lightness(rgb)

Description

lightness = rgb2lightness(rgb) converts RGB color values to lightness values, excluding the color components. lightness is same as the L* component in the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Read RGB image into the workspace.

rgb = imread('peppers.png');

Convert the RGB color values to lightness component, excluding the color information.

lightness = rgb2lightness(rgb);

Display the RGB image and the derived lightness component of image.

figure
imshow(rgb)
title('Input RGB Image')

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object with title Input RGB Image contains an object of type image.

figure
imshow(lightness,[])
title('Lightness Component of Image')
colorbar

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object with title Lightness Component of Image contains an object of type image.

Input Arguments

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RGB color values, specified as an m-by-n-by-3 image array. The input rgb must be in sRGB color space with a reference white point of D65.

Data Types: single | double | uint8 | uint16

Output Arguments

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Converted lightness values, returned as an m-by-n image array. If the input data type is double, the output data type is double. Otherwise, the output data type is single.

Data Types: single | double

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2019a

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