COLOR CONVERSION DEVICE FOR CONVERTING AN INPUTTED IMAGE WITH A COLOR SIGNAL IN A SPECIFIC COLOR RANGE INTO AN OUTPUT IMAGE WITH A DESIRED SPECIFIC COLOR

A color conversion function is corrected in accordance with the input color data (Xin, Yin, Zin) of the original image. The original image is therefore converted into colors which are different from colors of the original image but which are appreciated by the user. One or more specific color is previously determined. The appropriate color value memory 40 stores appropriate output values (Xbesti, Ybesti, Zbesti) for the specific colors. The color value discrimination portion 20 judges whether or not the input color data (Xin, Yin, Zin) is the specific color. When the input color data (Xin, Yin, Zin) is judged as the specific color, the corrected characteristic value calculation portion 24 calculates a correction characteristic value (dXi, dYi, dZi) based on the input color data (Xin, Yin, Zin) and the appropriate calor value. The color-conversion characteristic value correction portion 26 corrects conversion data (A, B, C) stored in the color-conversion characteristic value memory 42 based on the corrected characteristic values (dXi, dYi, dZi). The color conversion portion 28 converts the input color data (Xin, Yin, Zin) based on the corrected conversion data (a, b, c) produced and stored in the corrected color-conversion characteristic value memory 50, thereby outputting desired corrected color data (Xout, Yout, Zout).