sRGB vs Rec. 2020/Rec. 2100

Posted: Saturday 24 September 2016

For those wanting a quick and easy comparison between sRGB and Rec. 2020/Rec. 2100, here's the colour space mapped out on a CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram.

460 480 500 520 540 560 580 600 620 x 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 y 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 Rec. 2020/Rec. 2100 sRGB

The summary is that screens supporting Rec. 2020 or Rec. 2100 offers a wider gamut than sRGB (40% wider).
Those deciding on the direction of the future of displays, especially the trend towards "HDR" technology, should look into Rec. 2100.