Make image more vibrant

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March 23, 2023
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I have this image of water in blue.

When i add a purple color layer over it, it is no longer vibrant and very pale.

How do i make it more vibrant?

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

Do you mean a picture like below?

I have other colours and the options mentioned here don't work for all colours.

I have tried the gradient map and its seems to give me more control. I'm assuming i have to convert the image to black and white?

Thanks, yes on the screenshot, no on »Black & White«.

Gradient Map works based on the »Luminance«, but the hue and sauration should not matter.

If banding should become noticable try switching to 16bit.

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Mariam Hovhannesyan

Community Expert

Hello, try this one
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/make-colors-pop-in-photo.html#:~:text=In%20the%20Properties%20panel%2C%20drag,some%20Hue%2FSaturation%20adjustments%20instead.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

So far you have not explained what »purple color layer« is exactly, its Blend Mode etc.

Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible?

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Summayah5FC7Author

Inspiring

Imaginerie

Community Expert

I am overly simplifying here but basically if you want to make your image more vivbrant you need to increase the saturation, so your purple is maybe not saturated enough.

see my screenshot

Also you're using a screen blending mode, by definition it washes out the colours (it only applies to the lighter parts of the layer below and multiplies this effect by the own lighter parts of that layer, so double washed out)
see an explanation on blending modes:
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/blending-modes.html
So my best bet to make it more saturated would be to use another blending mode (try Hue and scroll from there, as the effect depends both on the top layer and the one below)

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