I've got a few questions about Photoshop's 50% gray (128, 128, 128).
255 / 2 = 127.5. Why does Photoshop use 128 and not 127? It does not matter all that much to me but I would be interested in the reason behind this decision nonetheless.
Is 50% gray really 50% gray? It looks different using different color profiles. Is 50% gray always 128, 128, 128 because blend modes such as Overlay, Soft Light and Hard Light rely on it?
When converting to a different color profile, does Photoshop evaluate a flattened version of the image? I don't experience any shifts related to layers on Overlay/Soft Light/Hard Light blend mode. :-)
255 / 2 = 127.5. Why does Photoshop use 128 and not 127? It does not matter all that much to me but I would be interested in the reason behind this decision nonetheless.
Is 50% gray really 50% gray? It looks different using different color profiles. Is 50% gray always 128, 128, 128 because blend modes such as Overlay, Soft Light and Hard Light rely on it?
When converting to a different color profile, does Photoshop evaluate a flattened version of the image? I don't experience any shifts related to layers on Overlay/Soft Light/Hard Light blend mode. :-)
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