NORMALIZATION OF COLOR FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE INTO A UNIVERSAL DIGITAL COLOR SYSTEM FOR SPECIFICATION AND MATCHING

A client device and method to normalize a digital image into a universal digital color system includes a camera and a processor. The camera acquires a digital image of a color swatch and the processor converts the digital image into a RGB color image of the color swatch. The RGB color image is segmented into segments and each segment is analyzed to determine a dominant color for each segment. At least one dominant color for the color swatch is determined based on prevalence of at least one dominant color in each segment. A hexadecimal code of the universal color system is assigned to the color swatch that is closest to a digital hexadecimal value of the RGB image based on color component intensity values of the dominant color of the color swatch， thereby normalizing RGB colors of the color swatch.