Convert Lab to HunterLab

Enter values for an Lab to convert it to HunterLab, or vice versa.

CIE-L*ab
0 to 100
-128 to 128
-128 to 128
HunterLab
0 to 100
-128 to 128
-128 to 128
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Lab

Cie-L*ab is defined by lightness and the color-opponent dimensions a and b, which are based on the compressed Xyz color space coordinates. Lab is particularly notable for it's use in delta-e calculations. Read more about it here.

HunterLab

HunterLab is similar to Cie-L*ab. Both are based on Xyz but HunterLab's color coordinates are based around a square root transformation rather than a cube.

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All calculations were doing using the open source ColorMine library.

The code used for the Lab and HunterLab conversions can be found on Github:

Conversion Example:

var lab = new Lab();
var hunterlab = lab.To<HunterLab>();

Color conversions performed using the open source ColorMine library.

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