A color conversion device and method are provided in which six hues and inter-hue
areas are corrected independently, and the conversion characteristics can be changed
flexibly, and which does not require a large-capacity memory. Coefficients of second-order
and first-order calculation terms relating to the respective hues, first-order
calculation term using comparison-result data relating to the respective inter-hue
areas, and product terms based on the comparison-result data and the hue data are
changed so as to change the target hue or inter-hue area, without influencing other
hues or inter-hue areas.
