Re: RGB <--> HSL ???

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From: Chris Marriott
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 21:12

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In article <1993Jan25.173722.5205@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com> yefchak@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com writes:

>Where can I find routines to convert between the various
>color-mapping schemes, such as RGB, HSL, CMYK, etc.?
>Thanks!
>
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The best book I know of for this is "Computer Graphics: Principles and
Practice, 2nd edition" by Foley, van Dam, Feiner and Hughes.  It has
pages and pages of algorithms for RGB<->HLS, RGB<->CYMK, etc.  It's not
a cheap book, but it's worth it in my opinion.

Best wishes,

Chris
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