quotient NC/ND of two collinear distances on the chromaticity diagram of the CIE 1931 or 1964 standard colorimetric systems, the first distance being that between the point C representing the colour stimulus considered and the point N representing the specified achromatic stimulus, the second distance being that between the point N and the point D on the spectrum locus at the dominant wavelength of the colour stimulus considered, leading to the following expressions:
and
where (x, y), (xn, yn), (xd, yd) are the x, y chromaticity coordinates of the points C, N and D respectively Note 1 to entry: In the case of purple stimuli, the monochromatic stimulus is replaced by a stimulus whose chromaticity is represented by a point on the purple boundary. Note 2 to entry: The formulae in x and y are equivalent, but greater precision is given by the formula which has the greater value in the numerator. Note 3 to entry: The excitation purity, pe, is related to the colorimetric purity, pc, by the equation: Note 4 to entry: The excitation purity has unit one. Note 5 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-03-48 in IEC 60050-845:1987.
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