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1:mod:`colorsys` --- Conversions between color systems
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3
4.. module:: colorsys
5   :synopsis: Conversion functions between RGB and other color systems.
6.. sectionauthor:: David Ascher <da@python.net>
7
8**Source code:** :source:`Lib/colorsys.py`
9
10--------------
11
12The :mod:`colorsys` module defines bidirectional conversions of color values
13between colors expressed in the RGB (Red Green Blue) color space used in
14computer monitors and three other coordinate systems: YIQ, HLS (Hue Lightness
15Saturation) and HSV (Hue Saturation Value).  Coordinates in all of these color
16spaces are floating point values.  In the YIQ space, the Y coordinate is between
170 and 1, but the I and Q coordinates can be positive or negative.  In all other
18spaces, the coordinates are all between 0 and 1.
19
20.. seealso::
21
22   More information about color spaces can be found at
23   http://www.poynton.com/ColorFAQ.html and
24   https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-spaces.htm.
25
26The :mod:`colorsys` module defines the following functions:
27
28
29.. function:: rgb_to_yiq(r, g, b)
30
31   Convert the color from RGB coordinates to YIQ coordinates.
32
33
34.. function:: yiq_to_rgb(y, i, q)
35
36   Convert the color from YIQ coordinates to RGB coordinates.
37
38
39.. function:: rgb_to_hls(r, g, b)
40
41   Convert the color from RGB coordinates to HLS coordinates.
42
43
44.. function:: hls_to_rgb(h, l, s)
45
46   Convert the color from HLS coordinates to RGB coordinates.
47
48
49.. function:: rgb_to_hsv(r, g, b)
50
51   Convert the color from RGB coordinates to HSV coordinates.
52
53
54.. function:: hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
55
56   Convert the color from HSV coordinates to RGB coordinates.
57
58Example::
59
60   >>> import colorsys
61   >>> colorsys.rgb_to_hsv(0.2, 0.4, 0.4)
62   (0.5, 0.5, 0.4)
63   >>> colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(0.5, 0.5, 0.4)
64   (0.2, 0.4, 0.4)
65