Letterbox coloring with color detection

A method for determining backgrounds, the method comprising:

• arranging an image in a display element of a graphical interface, the image including a first perimeter, the display element including a second perimeter, the arrangement of the image within the display element defining a space between the first perimeter of the image and the second perimeter of the display element;
• determining, using one or more processors, an estimate of a color of a portion of the image about the first perimeter by determining a central tendency of the color of the portion of the image about the first perimeter;
• determining a variation of the color of the portion of the image about the first perimeter with respect to the estimate of the color;
• determining a background based at least on the estimate of the color and the variation of the color;
• filling at least a portion of the space in the display element defined between the first perimeter and the second perimeter with the determined background;
• and
• providing, for display on a device, the image in the display element with the determined background.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• arranging an image in a display element of a graphical interface, the image including a first perimeter, the display element including a second perimeter, the arrangement of the image within the display element defining a space between the first perimeter of the image and the second perimeter of the display element;
• determining, using one or more computer processors, an estimate of a color of a portion of the image about the first perimeter by determining a central tendency of the color of the portion of the image about the first perimeter;
• determining a variation of the color of the portion of the image about the first perimeter with respect to the estimate of the color;
• determining a background based at least on the estimate of the color and the variation of the color;
• filling at least a portion of the space in the display element defined between the first perimeter and the second perimeter with the determined background;
• and
• providing, for display on a device, the image in the display element with the determined background.