Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 170)

CONFORM 170
Calculating CDL Functions
In order to turn the SOP values into a primary correction, the following math is used by
DaVinci Resolve:
Output = (Input * Slope + Offset)Power
Output refers to the final grade. Input is the value of each pixel within each color channel, on a
scale from 0-1) The detente value for Slope is 1. The detente value for Offset is 0. The detente
value for Power is 1.