Why high contrast increases color saturation?

Question

Thing is simple: when I increase contrast (both with contrast slider, or with S-curve) in Lightroom/Photoshop, a saturation of the color is also increases on the photo. And vice versa: when I decrease contrast, saturation also visually goes down. Why that is happened? Is there any explanation? Thank you.

Answer 1

Contrast gives weight to ur picture, it carries more of blacks and reds.

So you need to add a little of it in other not to spoil the looks of ur image.

Its saturation is not as that of normal saturation, it