ImageHistogram

ImageHistogram[image]

plots a histogram of the pixel levels for each channel in image.

ImageHistogram[image,bspec]

uses bin specification bspec.

ImageHistogram[image,bspec,range]

plots the histogram of the pixel values in the given range.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Histogram of an RGB image:

Histogram of a grayscale image:

Histogram of a 3D volume:

Scope  (6)

Specify the number of levels:

Histogram of a grayscale image showing all distinct levels:

Use range specification All to plot the histogram from the minimum to maximum value in the image:

Histogram of a binary image:

Use a range specification that includes negative values for plotting the histogram:

Histogram of a CMYK image:

Options  (10)

Appearance  (2)

Use additive colors to represent overlapping regions of histograms of an RGB image:

Show separate histograms for each color channel:

Stack the color channels vertically:

For non-RGB images, default plotting colors are used for all appearances:

Transparent histogram of a Lab image:

Stacked histogram:

Separated histogram:

InterpolationOrder  (2)

By default, the histogram is plotted with interpolation of order :

Create a smooth histogram of an image:

Joined  (1)

Render histogram using a stem plot:

Use a disjoint histogram:

Method  (1)

Control how pixels outside of the histogram range are counted and displayed:

PlotRange  (1)

Use PlotRange->Automatic for automatically determining the plot range:

PlotRange->All includes the entire histogram:

Modify the plot range to better visualize the distribution of higher intensities:

PlotTheme  (3)

Use a theme minimum styling:

Add horizontal grid lines to the plot:

Use a theme with dark background in a high-contrast color scheme:

Applications  (1)

Use the image histograms to estimate a suitable threshold:

Select threshold value using visual inspection of histograms:

Binarize image using selected threshold:

Properties & Relations  (3)

Image histogram can also be computed using Histogram; however, it is slower:

Find the histogram distribution of an image:

ImageHistogram blends alpha channel with black:

Blend with black before computing the histogram:

Blend with white:

Drop the alpha channel:

Possible Issues  (1)

Histograms with varying bin widths cannot be displayed using the "Stacked" appearance:

Use a different appearance:

Interactive Examples  (1)

Interactive histogram of an RGB image:

Neat Examples  (1)

Histogram of an image that is made progressively darker:

Wolfram Research (2008), ImageHistogram, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageHistogram.html (updated 2014).

Text

Wolfram Research (2008), ImageHistogram, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageHistogram.html (updated 2014).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "ImageHistogram." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2014. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageHistogram.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). ImageHistogram. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageHistogram.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2023_imagehistogram, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ImageHistogram}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageHistogram.html}", note=[Accessed: 19-March-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2023_imagehistogram, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ImageHistogram}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ImageHistogram.html}, note=[Accessed: 19-March-2024 ]}