Contrast may refer to:

Science

Contrast (vision) Contrast is the difference in luminance or color that makes an object (or its representation in an image or display) visible against a background of different luminance or color. The human visual system is more sensitive to contrast than to absol ...

, the contradiction in form, colour and light between parts of an image *

Contrast (statistics) In statistics, particularly in the analysis of variance and linear regression, a contrast is a linear combination of variables ( parameters or statistics) whose coefficients add up to zero, allowing comparison of different treatments. Definitions ...

, a combination of averages whose coefficients add up to zero, or the difference between two means * Behavioral contrast, a phenomenon studied in psychology (behavior analysis) *

Contrast agent A contrast agent (or contrast medium) is a substance used to increase the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging. Contrast agents absorb or alter external electromagnetism or ultrasound, which is different from radiop ...

, used to distinguish structures or fluids within a body, often shortened to just "contrast"

Technology

Contrast ratio The contrast ratio (CR) is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest shade (white) to that of the darkest shade (black) that the system is capable of producing. A high contrast ratio is a desired aspec ...

, a measure of a display system *

Display contrast In physics and digital imaging, contrast is a quantifiable property used to describe the difference in appearance between elements within a visual field. It is closely linked with the perceived brightness of objects and is typically defined by sp ...

, of electronic visual displays

Language

Contrast (linguistics) In semantics, contrast is a distinction between two or more entities, with regards to their meaning and function On contrast Contrast is often overtly marked by markers such as ''but'' or ''however'', such as in the following examples: # It's ...

, expressing distinctions between words * Contrast (literary), describing the difference(s) between two or more entities

Arts and entertainment

Music

The Contrast (band) The Contrast are a guitar power pop band based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom. It comprises David Reid, Chris Corney, and James Crossley. They were formed in 1999 by David Reid and have since released five albums on th ...

, an English pop band formed in 1999 * Contrast (music), the difference between parts or different instrumental sounds *

High Contrast Lincoln Barrett (born 18 September 1979), better known by the stage name High Contrast, is a Welsh electronic music producer, DJ and record producer. He produces drum and bass music, and his 2009 album '' Confidential'' reached BPI gold cert ...

, Welsh music producer and artist born in 1979

Albums

* ''Contrast'' (Tages album), 1967 * ''Contrast'' (Conor Maynard album), 2012 * ''Contrast'' (Matt Fax album), 2017 * ''Contrast'' (EP), by the Features, 2006 * ''Contrast'', by

Emi Maria Emi Maria (stylized as EMI MARIA; born 9 June 1987) is a Japanese and Papua New Guinean R&B singer-songwriter who debuted in 2007 with the EP ''Between the Music''. Biography Emi Maria was born in 1987 in Papua New Guinea. Her mother is Japane ...

, 2010 * ''Contrast'', by

Klinik Klinik, (sometimes called The Klinik), is an industrial music band from Belgium, originally formed around 1982 by electro-synthpop practitioner Marc Verhaeghen, who is the only constant member. History Marc Verhaeghen originally formed Klinik ...

, 1992 * ''Contrast'', by

Signal Aout 42 Signal Aout 42, also known as SA42, is a Belgian electronic music band. Initially active in the 1980s, Signal Aout 42 became known for producing music in the EBM and industrial styles of electronic music, but into and through the 1990s also in ...

, 1990 * ''Contrast'', an EP by

Toru Kitajima , better known as TK, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the rock band Ling Tosite Sigure, which formed in 2002. In 2011, he started to release solo material as . Bi ...

, 2014

Other media

* ''Contrast'' (video game), a 2013 puzzle-based platform game * ''The Contrast'' (play), a 1787 play by Royall Tyler * ''The Contrast'' (novel), an 1832 novel by Lord Normanby