Image Vibrance
Boost color intelligently with vibrance. Unlike saturation, which pushes every color equally, vibrance strengthens muted colors much more than colors that are already intense, so dull skies and foliage come alive while skin tones and bright colors avoid clipping. Grays stay neutral. Negative values do the opposite and calm muted colors first, for a refined, subtle look.
Frequently asked questions
How is vibrance different from saturation?
Saturation multiplies the color strength of every pixel by the same factor, which can make already vivid colors clip and skin look orange. Vibrance scales the boost by how muted a pixel is, so pale colors gain a lot and strong colors gain little. The result looks richer but still natural.
How is the boost calculated?
For each pixel the tool measures saturation as the difference between the largest and smallest channel divided by the largest. The color is then pushed away from its luminance by a factor of 1 plus the amount times the square of one minus that saturation. Fully saturated colors are hardly changed.
What range can I use?
Any value from -100 to 100, where 0 leaves the image unchanged and the default of 50 gives a clear but natural boost. At 100 muted colors are doubled in strength.
What do negative values do?
Negative values reduce color, again starting with the muted colors, which gives a calm, desaturated look while keeping strong accents. At -100 muted colors turn almost gray.
Does vibrance affect grays and whites?
No, neutral pixels have no color to boost, so gray, white and black stay exactly as they were. This keeps clean backgrounds and highlights neutral.
Does it change brightness?
The color is moved around its Rec. 709 luminance, so the perceived brightness of each pixel stays close to the original. Very strong boosts can clip a channel and shift brightness slightly.
Is transparency preserved?
Yes, the alpha channel is untouched. Grayscale images pass through visually unchanged because they contain no color.
Which photos benefit most?
Landscapes on overcast days, travel photos, food and portraits with muted backgrounds benefit most. Images that are already colorful change little, which is exactly the point of vibrance.
Which formats can I upload?
Upload JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, TIFF or AVIF images up to 5 MB. Animated files use their first frame and images larger than 4000 pixels on a side are scaled down to fit. The output is PNG.
Is the result repeatable?
Yes, the calculation is fixed per pixel, so the same image and amount always give the same output. That keeps a series of photos consistent when you use one setting for all of them.