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Invert colours

Produce a photographic negative.

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This runs on your device. Your images are never uploaded.

How it works

Every colour channel is flipped to its opposite, turning light areas dark and swapping each hue for its complement. Transparency is left alone, so a cut-out stays cut out.

Formats and limits

Accepts
jpeg, png, webp, avif, gif, tiff, bmp
Outputs
jpeg, png, webp, avif
Max size
10.0 MB
Per batch
5 files

Your privacy

This tool runs entirely in your browser — your images are never uploaded anywhere. Very large files fall back to our server, and the tool tells you before you run it when that applies. Either way, no account is needed.

Invert the colours of an image in your browser — every colour becomes its opposite, turning a photo into a film-negative look and black into white. It is a one-click creative effect and a quick way to read scanned film negatives.

What inverting colours does

Inverting replaces every colour with its opposite — white becomes black, and each hue flips to its complement — producing a photographic-negative look. It is both a striking creative effect and its own reverse: invert an inverted image and you are back to the original.

Reading film negatives

A practical use is turning a scanned film negative into a positive, natural-looking image. It also flips a black-on-white diagram to white-on-black in one click. The effect is applied in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

How to invert an image

  1. 1Upload your image.
  2. 2The tool inverts every colour to its opposite.
  3. 3Preview the negative result.
  4. 4Download the inverted image.

When to use Invert colours

  • Turning a scanned film negative into a positive-looking image.
  • A striking negative or X-ray style effect.
  • Flipping a black-on-white diagram to white-on-black.

Frequently asked questions

What does inverting colours do?

It replaces each colour with its opposite on the colour wheel — white becomes black, and vice versa — producing a photographic-negative appearance.

Can I invert back?

Yes — inverting an inverted image returns the original, because the operation is its own reverse.

Is it private?

Yes — inversion happens in your browser.

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