Color spaces

1. What are the different color spaces?
2. What is meant by Colour space?
3. Which Colour space is best?
4. Is RGB a color space?

What are the different color spaces?

The colour spaces most commonly used in photography are sRGB, Adobe RGB and ProPhoto RGB. But when images are printed, the focus shifts to reflected light and the colours used are cyan, magenta and yellow, which are 'subtractive' colours.

What is meant by Colour space?

A "color space" is a useful conceptual tool for understanding the color capabilities of a particular device or digital file. When trying to reproduce color on another device, color spaces can show whether shadow/highlight detail and color saturation can be retained, and by how much either will be compromised.

Which Colour space is best?

sRGB is an RGB color space that was developed by Microsoft and HP for digital use. It's the most appropriate color space for computer screens and other digital devices, like tablets and smartphones.

Is RGB a color space?

What is RGB? RGB (Red, Green and Blue) is the color space for digital images. Use the RGB color mode if your design is supposed to be displayed on any kind of screen. A light source within a device creates any color you need by mixing red, green and blue and varying their intensity.