verb
saturate
To make a color more intense or pure.
She saturates the blues to make the ocean look more vivid.
Etymology
The Latin verb means filling to capacity. Color saturation applies that fullness image to the strength or purity of a hue.
More examples
- This slider saturates every color in the image.
- Try saturating the reds without changing their brightness.
- The editor saturated the green until the grass looked unnatural.
Forms
saturate · saturates · saturated · saturating
saturation noun — The intensity or purity of a color.
Similar words
- intensify
- Makes a color stronger without specifically increasing its purity.
- enrich
- Adds fullness and depth rather than specifically increasing color purity.