The embodiment of the invention discloses a color
gamut adjusting method and a device for a
color image. The color
gamut adjusting method comprises the following steps: carrying out
color space conversion on the
color image in an RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
color space to obtain tone of each pixel point; evenly dividing a circular
distribution diagram into N axes according to the number N of primary colors, wherein the axes represent the primary colors, and angles formed between the axes represent assorted colors; according to the position of the tone of each pixel point in the
color image on the circular
distribution diagram and a preset
algorithm, calculating a saturation
gain value of each pixel point, and adjusting the saturation of each pixel point according to the saturation
gain value of each pixel point; converting the color image after saturation adjustment back to the
RGB color space; converting the color image after saturation adjustment from the
RGB color space to an RGBW (Red, Green, Blue, White)
color space and outputting the color image. According to the embodiment of the invention, the saturation is adjusted according to different tones to enable the color
gamut of an input image to fall in a color gamut range which can be displayed by an output display, and a display effect of the image can be improved.