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Term: sRGB

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Term: sRGB

Definition:
Standard RGB color space created by HP and Microsoft for use on monitors, printers, and the Internet. sRGB uses the ITU-R BT.709-5 primaries that are also used in studio monitors and HDTV, and a transfer function (gamma correction) typical of CRTs, all of which permits sRGB to be directly displayed on typical monitors. The sRGB gamma is not represented by a single numerical value. The overall gamma is approximately 2.2, consisting of a linear (gamma 1.0) section near black, and a non-linear section elsewhere involving a 2.4 exponent and a gamma changing from 1.0 through about 2.3.
Category:
Image
Resource:
Wikipedia article on sRGB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srgb
See also:
Color model; Gamma correction