huebic
Color science / Perceptual spaces

Lab Matrix

Slice the perceptual color space like a loaf. Each square is a plane of constant lightness; colors your screen cannot show are left dark. Note how the displayable island shifts toward yellow as lightness rises and toward blue as it falls.

a*b* plane
L*
Click to set the foreground · grid every 20 units
Matrix · L = 10 … 90click a tile
Hue leaf · L* vs C*
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