baɪ ɐsˈaɪnɪŋ pˈɔɪnts ɔnðə kˈɑːmplɛks plˈeɪn tə dˈɪfɹənt kˈʌlɚz ænd bɹˈaɪtnəs, dəmˈeɪn kˈʌlɚɹɪŋ ɐlˈaʊz fɚɹə fˈʌŋkʃən fɹʌmðə kˈɑːmplɛks plˈeɪn tʊ ɪtsˈɛlf — hˌuːz ɡɹˈæf wʊd nˈoːɹməli ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ fˈoːɹ spˈeɪs dᵻmˈɛnʃənz — təbi ˈiːzili ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ænd ˌʌndɚstˈʊd.
By assigning points on the complex plane to different colors and brightness, domain coloring allows for a function from the complex plane to itself — whose graph would normally require four space dimensions — to be easily represented and understood.