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Color management for 2D canvasLimited availability

The optional colorSpace parameter of a 2D canvas's getContext() method chooses the color representation, such as "srgb" or "display-p3".

Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.

Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–91Not supported
92+Supportedsince Jul 20, 2021
Current: 155
Edge
12–91Not supported
92+Supportedsince Jul 22, 2021
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
1–15.1Not supported
15.2+Supportedsince Dec 13, 2021
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–91Not supported
92+Supportedsince Jul 20, 2021
Current: 155
Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–15.1Not supported
15.2+Supportedsince Dec 13, 2021
Current: 27

How to use

Not supported in Firefox, Firefox Android. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN — see the links below.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("HTMLCanvasElement" in globalThis && "getContext" in HTMLCanvasElement.prototype) {
  // HTMLCanvasElement.getContext is available
}