Invert Image Colours
Invert an image's colours to produce a photographic negative.
Processing: This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input and any file you open stay on your device — nothing is uploaded to a server.
How to use the invert image colours
- Open your image.
- Move the slider until it looks right — hold the compare button to see the original.
- Download the adjusted image.
About this tool
Inverting replaces every channel value with its opposite, so black becomes white and blue becomes orange. It is exactly what a photographic negative is.
Beyond the effect itself, inverting is a practical way to read a scanned film negative, and a quick way to check whether a design still works when its tones are reversed.
Common uses
- Turning a scanned negative into a positive image.
- Producing a negative effect deliberately.
- Checking a design in reversed tones.
Frequently asked questions
- Will inverting twice give me the original?
- Almost. Inversion is its own opposite, though re-encoding a JPEG each time loses a little quality.
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