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rgb2lightness

Convert RGB color values to lightness values

Description

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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.

Examples

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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')

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