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sRGB JPEG colors appear muted when HDR is off #1430

Description

@cdgriffith

System information:

  • Windows OS version: Windows 11 Version 10.0.22000 Build 22000
  • ImageGlass version: 8.6.7.13 x64

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Grab an HDR monitor
  2. Disable "Use HDR" in windows settings
  3. Open sRGB JPG and sRGB PNG side by side (both 8 bit, 300dpi)
  4. See that the colors are muted in the JPEG

Screenshots:

jpg muted color

Additional context:

Adding both original photos in zip to compare: color_compare.zip

This behavior is not present is other photo viewer apps, such as built in photo viewer or firefox, which do display correctly with HDR off.

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