Solarize Effect
Apply a solarize effect to a photo — invert tones past an adjustable threshold, entirely in your browser.
Input
Drop an image or browse
One file · image
Processed entirely in your browser — the image is never uploaded to a server.
Output
Result
Your edited image will appear here.
SVG source
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Solarize a photo for that surreal, partially-inverted darkroom look — the Solarize Effect tool flips the tones of any pixel brighter than a threshold you choose, while leaving darker tones untouched, giving you everything from a subtle halo around highlights to a fully psychedelic inversion.
How it works
Upload an image, then adjust one slider:
- Solarize Threshold — the brightness cutoff (0–255) per color channel. Tones below the threshold are left alone; tones above it are inverted (a value of 200 becomes 55, and so on). Lower the threshold to solarize more of the image; raise it to only affect the brightest highlights.
The result renders instantly as you move the slider. You can download the result as an SVG file, or copy its source markup directly.
Tips
- A threshold around 100–150 gives the classic solarize look — a mix of natural and inverted tones.
- Push the threshold low (near 0) for a nearly fully inverted, high-contrast image; push it high (near 255) to affect only the very brightest highlights, like a subtle glow.
- The downloaded SVG stays crisp at any size since it's a vector wrapper around your original image — resizing it doesn't lose quality the way a rasterized export would.
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