A term used to describe the brilliance or purity of a color. When colors present in a film image are projected at the proper screen brightness and without interference from stray light, the colors that appear bright, deep, rich, and undiluted are said to be saturated.
The degree of mixture of a color and white. High saturation means little or no white.
Intensity of color in a photograph. To increase color saturation when shooting transparencies, under-expose slightly, perhaps by 1/3 of an f-stop.
The sum of the amounts of ink in a given area of a particular image. In theory, an area of a four-color image that is totally black has a color saturation value of 400 (100C 100M 100Y 100K). Because of dot gain and press conditions, we do not allow a color saturation value above 300.
The amplitude of the color modulation on a standard video signal. The larger the amplitude of this modulation, the more saturated (more intense) the color.
In color theory, saturation refers to the intensity of a specific hue. It is based on the color's purity; a highly saturated hue has a vivid, intense color, while a less saturated hue appears more muted and grey. With no saturation at all, the hue becomes a shade of grey. Saturation is one of three coordinates in the HSV color space.
The relative brilliance with which a film (or print) reproduces the subject's colors. Films that deliver more intense colors are said to have high saturation.
purity or strength of color, due to the absence of black, white or gray.
The amount of a hue contained in a color; the greater the saturation, the more intense the color.
The purity of a hue (the name of a color found in its pure state in the spectrum - Red, Yellow, Blue).
