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# Hue and Saturation

Shortcut cmd ⌘ + U
The Hue/Saturation tool is one of the most important color correction tools in Pixelmator. The tool has three main functions:

- To change the hue of the pixels
- To change the saturation of color in the pixels
- To change the lightness of the pixels

Choose Image ‣ Hue/Saturation

The Color tab

The Hue/Saturation tool can either be applied to the whole image, or a restricted palette, such as only the red tones. To adjust the whole image, leave the ﬁrst tab selected. To adjust a particular tone, for instance the reds, select the red tab.

The Hue function

The innovative color wheel allows you to shift colors, either of the whole image, or any color tone.

• To shift the colors of the entire image, spin the dots around the color wheel.

• To shift a particular color, select its tab at the top. Further, adjusting the handles tightens or loosens the color tones.

Saturation

With the saturation slider, you can adjust the level of color that each pixel holds.

Lightness

The third function of the Hue/Saturation tool, is to adjust the lightness of the pixels.

Click to reset values.