Invert the Colors of an Image
Flip every pixel to its opposite for a photo-negative effect. Great for negatives, dark-mode assets, and creative edits. Instant preview, one-click download.
2 free credits · No signup · ~10 seconds
Every channel replaced with 255 − value — a true photo negative.
Why use this color tool
A true photographic negative
Each channel is replaced with 255 minus its value, so white becomes black, red becomes cyan, and midtones swap across the wheel — exactly what a film negative looks like.
Fast dark-mode source art
Inverting a black-on-white diagram is often the quickest way to get a white-on-dark version for dark-mode docs and slides.
Alpha stays put
Only colour is inverted; the transparency of a PNG is left exactly as it was, so the shape of your subject is preserved and drops onto any background.
What inversion does to each channel
Inversion is a per-channel flip: a pixel at red 40, green 200, blue 90 becomes red 215, green 55, blue 165. Light areas go dark and dark areas go light, while complementary colours trade places across the colour wheel.
Inverting versus a real film scan
A quick invert flips colours instantly and works for line art and diagrams. Scanned film negatives also carry an orange base mask that a plain invert cannot remove, so colour photo negatives may still need white-balance correction afterward.
How to invert the colors of an image
Upload your image
Drop in a PNG, JPG, WebP, or SVG, or click to browse. The original shows on the left so you can compare before and after.
The inverted result appears automatically
Colours flip to their opposites the instant the image loads, shown on the right. There are no settings to adjust and nothing to wait for.
Download
Take a free preview to check the negative, or download the full-resolution PNG with one credit. Transparent areas are kept intact.
Invert the Colors of an Image — in the editor
The real editor, start to finish — no signup needed to try it yourself.
2 free credits · No signup · ~10 seconds
When you need it
Scanned negatives
Turn a scanned film negative into a positive image in one click, then fine-tune the colour if needed.
Dark-mode diagrams
Flip a black-on-white chart into white-on-dark for night-mode docs, decks, and app screenshots.
Creative edits
Produce surreal, high-impact visuals for posters, album art, and social graphics.
Proofing
Inverting a layout is a classic trick for spotting alignment, spacing, and contrast issues you miss otherwise.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Invert your image colours
Upload and get an instant negative. Preview free, download in full resolution.