Contrast may refer to:

Science

Contrast (vision) Contrast is the contradiction in luminance or colour that makes an object (or its representation in an image or display) distinguishable. In visual perception of the real world, contrast is determined by the difference in the colour and bright ...

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

Contrast (statistics) In statistics, particularly in 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 Let ...

, 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 radio ...

, 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 aspe ...

, a measure of a display system * Display contrast, of electronic visual displays

Language

Contrast (linguistics) In semantics, contrast is a relationship between two discourse segments. On contrast Contrast is often overtly marked by markers such as ''but'' or ''however'', such as in the following examples: # It's raining, ''but'' I am not taking an umbr ...

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

Arts and entertainment

Music

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

Albums

* ''Contrast'' (Conor Maynard album), 2012 * ''Contrast'' (Matt Fax album), 2017 * ''Contrast'' (EP), by the Features, 2006 * ''Contrast'', by Emi Maria, 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, 1990 * ''Contrast'', an EP by Toru Kitajima, 2014

Other media

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