Vector Formulas
Variables
CV Color vector, RGB units
CVB Black color vector, RGB units
CVG Gray color vector, RGB units
CVP Primary color vector, RGB units
CVS Secondary color vector, RGB units
CVT Tertiary color vector, RGB units
CVW Color vector, white, RGB units
R Red value, RGB units
RSAT Red, saturated vector value, RGB units
G Green value, RGB units
GT% Gray vector, percent of saturated white
GSAT Green, saturated vector value, RGB units
B Blue value, RGB units
BSAT Blue, saturated vector value, RGB units
Operators
|CV| Color vector magnitude |CV|, RGB units
Other
0 ≤ |R| ≤ 255; RSAT = 255
0 ≤ |G| ≤ 255; GSAT = 255
0 ≤ |B| ≤ 255; BSAT = 255
Reference Vectors
CVW = {255,255,255}
CVB = { 0, 0, 0}
R
G
B
CV = {R,G,B}
Color Vector
Unit Color Vectors
Color Type CV{R,G,B}
Rose: CVT {2,0,1}
Red: CVP {1,0,0}
Orange: CVT {2,1,0}
Yellow: CVS {1,1,0}
Chartreuse Green: CVT {0,2,1}
Green: CVP {0,1,0}
Spring Green: CVT {0,2,1}
Cyan: CVS {0,1,0}
Azure: CVG {0,1,2}
Blue: CVP {0,0,1}
Violet: CVT {1,0,2}
Magenta: CVS {1,0,1}
Color vector magnitude:
Formulas
Primary color vector (all):
Gray vector:
Secondary color vector (all):
Tertiary color vector (all):
50% Sprg Green
R: 0
G: 196
B: 98
Example
To obtain the color vector for Spring Green with a graytone of 50%:
Gray vector:
Gray vector magnitude:
Tertiary color vector (all):
RGB Color Vectors
(Vector Formulas)
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WADE D. PETERSON, SILICORE CORPORATION – REV: 18 JUN 2014