@node Overview
@chapter Overview

@command{libcolour} is colour space C library.
@command{libcolour} is used by including
the header @file{<libcolour.h>} and by linking
with @option{-lcolour}.

@command{libcolour} provides conversion between
a large number of colour spaces, including many
different RGB colour spaces. It also supports
encode and non-encoded representations.
@command{libcolour} futhermore provides access
to custom RGB colour spaces.
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and custom arbitrary
additive and subtractive colour spaces, with
any number of primaries, as long as their
conversion to CIE XYZ is linear.
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