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<section id="module-colorsys">
<span id="colorsys-conversions-between-color-systems"></span><h1><a class="reference internal" href="#module-colorsys" title="colorsys: Conversion functions between RGB and other color systems."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">colorsys</span></code></a> — Conversions between color systems<a class="headerlink" href="#module-colorsys" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.10/Lib/colorsys.py">Lib/colorsys.py</a></p>
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<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-colorsys" title="colorsys: Conversion functions between RGB and other color systems."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">colorsys</span></code></a> module defines bidirectional conversions of color values
between colors expressed in the RGB (Red Green Blue) color space used in
computer monitors and three other coordinate systems: YIQ, HLS (Hue Lightness
Saturation) and HSV (Hue Saturation Value). Coordinates in all of these color
spaces are floating point values. In the YIQ space, the Y coordinate is between
0 and 1, but the I and Q coordinates can be positive or negative. In all other
spaces, the coordinates are all between 0 and 1.</p>
<div class="admonition seealso">
<p class="admonition-title">See also</p>
<p>More information about color spaces can be found at
<a class="reference external" href="https://poynton.ca/ColorFAQ.html">https://poynton.ca/ColorFAQ.html</a> and
<a class="reference external" href="https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-spaces.htm">https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-spaces.htm</a>.</p>
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<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-colorsys" title="colorsys: Conversion functions between RGB and other color systems."><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">colorsys</span></code></a> module defines the following functions:</p>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="colorsys.rgb_to_yiq">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">colorsys.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">rgb_to_yiq</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">r</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">g</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">b</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#colorsys.rgb_to_yiq" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert the color from RGB coordinates to YIQ coordinates.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="colorsys.yiq_to_rgb">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">colorsys.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">yiq_to_rgb</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">y</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">i</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">q</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#colorsys.yiq_to_rgb" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert the color from YIQ coordinates to RGB coordinates.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="colorsys.rgb_to_hls">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">colorsys.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">rgb_to_hls</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">r</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">g</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">b</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#colorsys.rgb_to_hls" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert the color from RGB coordinates to HLS coordinates.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="colorsys.hls_to_rgb">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">colorsys.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">hls_to_rgb</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">h</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">l</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">s</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#colorsys.hls_to_rgb" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert the color from HLS coordinates to RGB coordinates.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="colorsys.rgb_to_hsv">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">colorsys.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">rgb_to_hsv</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">r</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">g</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">b</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#colorsys.rgb_to_hsv" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert the color from RGB coordinates to HSV coordinates.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="colorsys.hsv_to_rgb">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">colorsys.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">hsv_to_rgb</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">h</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">s</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">v</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#colorsys.hsv_to_rgb" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Convert the color from HSV coordinates to RGB coordinates.</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>Example:</p>
<div class="highlight-python3 notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">>>> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">colorsys</span>
<span class="gp">>>> </span><span class="n">colorsys</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">rgb_to_hsv</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mf">0.2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mf">0.4</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mf">0.4</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="go">(0.5, 0.5, 0.4)</span>
<span class="gp">>>> </span><span class="n">colorsys</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hsv_to_rgb</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mf">0.5</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mf">0.5</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mf">0.4</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="go">(0.2, 0.4, 0.4)</span>
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