lab2xyz

Convert CIE 1976 L*a*b* to CIE 1931 XYZ

Syntax

xyz = lab2xyz(lab)

xyz = lab2xyz(lab,'WhitePoint',whitePoint)

Description

xyz = lab2xyz(lab) converts CIE 1976 L*a*b* values to CIE 1931 XYZ values (2° observer).

xyz = lab2xyz(lab,'WhitePoint',whitePoint) specifies the reference white point of the illuminant.

Examples

Convert L*a*b* Color to XYZ

Convert an L*a*b* color value to XYZ using the default reference white point, D65.

lab2xyz([50 10 -5])

ans = 1×3

    0.1942    0.1842    0.2282

Convert L*a*b* Color to XYZ Specifying Whitepoint

Convert an L*a*b* color value to XYZ specifying the D50 whitepoint.

lab2xyz([50 10 -5],'WhitePoint','d50')

ans = 1×3

    0.1970    0.1842    0.1729

Input Arguments

lab — L*a*b* color values

numeric array

Color values to convert, specified as a numeric array in one of these formats.

• c-by-3 colormap. Each row specifies one L*a*b* color value.

• m-by-n-by-3 image

• m-by-n-by-3-by-p stack of images

Attribute	Description
L*	Luminance or brightness of the image. Values are in the range [0, 100], where 0 specifies black and 100 specifies white. As L* increases, colors become brighter.
a*	Amount of red or green tones in the image. A large positive a* value corresponds to red/magenta. A large negative a* value corresponds to green. Although there is no single range for a*, values commonly fall in the range [-100, 100] or [-128, 127).
b*	Amount of yellow or blue tones in the image. A large positive b* value corresponds to yellow. A large negative b* value corresponds to blue. Although there is no single range for b*, values commonly fall in the range [-100, 100] or [-128, 127).

Data Types: single | double

whitePoint — Reference white point

'd65' (default) | 'a' | 'c' | 'e' | 'd50' | 'd55' | 'icc' | 1-by-3 vector

Reference white point, specified as a 1-by-3 vector or one of the CIE standard illuminants listed in the table.

Value	White Point
"a"	CIE standard illuminant A, [1.0985, 1.0000, 0.3558]. Simulates typical, domestic, tungsten-filament lighting with correlated color temperature of 2856 K.
"c"	CIE standard illuminant C, [0.9807, 1.0000, 1.1822]. Simulates average or north sky daylight with correlated color temperature of 6774 K. Deprecated by CIE.
"e"	Equal-energy radiator, [1.000, 1.000, 1.000]. Useful as a theoretical reference.
"d50"	CIE standard illuminant D50, [0.9642, 1.0000, 0.8251]. Simulates warm daylight at sunrise or sunset with correlated color temperature of 5003 K. Also known as horizon light.
"d55"	CIE standard illuminant D55, [0.9568, 1.0000, 0.9214]. Simulates mid-morning or mid-afternoon daylight with correlated color temperature of 5500 K.
"d65"	CIE standard illuminant D65, [0.9504, 1.0000, 1.0888]. Simulates noon daylight with correlated color temperature of 6504 K.
"icc"	Profile Connection Space (PCS) illuminant used in ICC profiles. Approximation of [0.9642, 1.000, 0.8249] using fixed-point, signed, 32-bit numbers with 16 fractional bits. Actual value: [31595,32768, 27030]/32768.

Data Types: single | double | char

Output Arguments

xyz — Converted XYZ color values

numeric array

Converted XYZ color values, returned as a numeric array of the same shape and type as the input.

Version History

Introduced in R2014b