An image processing apparatus of the present invention receives a
luminance signal indicating luminance or an amount of brightness and
input signals indicating a plurality of color differences, and it
includes: a signal generator generating a signal Z depending on the input
signals indicating the plural color differences; a gain generator
generating a transformation gain k(Z) by using the signal Z; and a tone
transformation unit which multiplies the luminance signal by the
transformation gain k(Z) to calculate a luminance signal after tone
transformation.