HSV Channel Split
The breakdown of an image into hue, saturation and value channels, a model described by Alvy Ray Smith in 1978. Viewing them separately shows color identity, color intensity and brightness as three distinct pictures.

Spot it
- 01Rainbow false-color hue panel
- 02Gray saturation panel
- 03Gray value panel
Why it happens
Converts RGB into angle for hue, distance from gray for saturation and the maximum channel for value, then shows each component as its own image.
Recreate it in Pixio
Image edit prompt“Show an HSV channel split of this image: three side-by-side panels of the same picture, the first showing hue as a rainbow false-color map, the second showing saturation as a grayscale image with white for vivid colors, and the third showing value as a grayscale brightness image. Keep the original subject and composition recognizable.”
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