Normalization of color from a digital image into a universal digital color system for specification and matching

A computer-implemented method for normalizing a digital image into a universal digital color system, comprising the steps of:

• converting a digital image of a color swatch into a RGB (red, green, blue) color image of the color swatch by a processor of a client device associated with a user;
• normalizing RGB colors of the color swatch by:
• segmenting the RGB color image of the color swatch into a plurality of segments by the processor of the client device;
• analyzing each segment to determine a dominant color for said each segment by the processor of the client device;
• determining at least one dominant color for the color swatch based on prevalence of said at least one dominant color in said each segment by the processor of the client device;
• and
• assigning a hexadecimal code of the universal digital color system to the color swatch that is closest to a digital hexadecimal value of the RGB color image of the color swatch based on color component intensity values of said at least one dominant color of the color swatch by the processor of the client device;
• and
• storing the digital image of the color swatch, the RGB color image of the color swatch, said at least one dominant color for the color swatch, the digital hexadecimal value, and the digital hexadecimal code assigned to the color swatch in a memory of the client device.