diff --git a/lib/ui/painting.dart b/lib/ui/painting.dart
index 84e5769b2a68e..fd3786f626680 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/painting.dart
@@ -2493,9 +2493,64 @@ class ColorFilter {
         _matrix = null,
         _type = _TypeMode;
 
-  /// Construct a color filter that transforms a color by a 4x5 matrix. The
-  /// matrix is in row-major order and the translation column is specified in
-  /// unnormalized, 0...255, space.
+  /// Construct a color filter that transforms a color by a 4x5 matrix.
+  ///
+  /// Every pixel's color value, repsented as an `[R, G, B, A]`, is matrix
+  /// multiplied to create a new color:
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// | R' |   | a00 a01 a02 a03 a04 |   | R |
+  /// | G' | = | a10 a11 a22 a33 a44 | * | G |
+  /// | B' |   | a20 a21 a22 a33 a44 |   | B |
+  /// | A' |   | a30 a31 a22 a33 a44 |   | A |
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// The matrix is in row-major order and the translation column is specified
+  /// in unnormalized, 0...255, space. For example, the identity matrix is:
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorMatrix identity = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   1, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+  ///   0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
+  ///   0, 0, 1, 0, 0,
+  ///   0, 0, 0, 1, 0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// ## Examples
+  ///
+  /// An inversion color matrix:
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorFilter invert = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   -1,  0,  0, 0, 255,
+  ///    0, -1,  0, 0, 255,
+  ///    0,  0, -1, 0, 255,
+  ///    0,  0,  0, 1,   0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// A sepia-toned color matrix (values based on the [Filter Effects Spec](https://www.w3.org/TR/filter-effects-1/#sepiaEquivalent)):
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorFilter sepia = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   0.393, 0.769, 0.189, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.349, 0.686, 0.168, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.272, 0.534, 0.131, 0, 0,
+  ///   0,     0,     0,     1, 0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// A greyscale color filter (values based on the [Filter Effects Spec](https://www.w3.org/TR/filter-effects-1/#grayscaleEquivalent)):
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorFilter greyscale = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0,
+  ///   0,      0,      0,      1, 0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
   const ColorFilter.matrix(List<double> matrix)
       : _color = null,
         _blendMode = null,
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/painting.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/painting.dart
index 09190abbff289..071ff6b0c1147 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/painting.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/painting.dart
@@ -1400,9 +1400,64 @@ class ColorFilter {
       : _color = color,
         _blendMode = blendMode;
 
-  /// Construct a color filter that transforms a color by a 4x5 matrix. The
-  /// matrix is in row-major order and the translation column is specified in
-  /// unnormalized, 0...255, space.
+  /// Construct a color filter that transforms a color by a 4x5 matrix.
+  ///
+  /// Every pixel's color value, repsented as an `[R, G, B, A]`, is matrix
+  /// multiplied to create a new color:
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// | R' |   | a00 a01 a02 a03 a04 |   | R |
+  /// | G' | = | a10 a11 a22 a33 a44 | * | G |
+  /// | B' |   | a20 a21 a22 a33 a44 |   | B |
+  /// | A' |   | a30 a31 a22 a33 a44 |   | A |
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// The matrix is in row-major order and the translation column is specified
+  /// in unnormalized, 0...255, space. For example, the identity matrix is:
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorMatrix identity = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   1, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+  ///   0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
+  ///   0, 0, 1, 0, 0,
+  ///   0, 0, 0, 1, 0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// ## Examples
+  ///
+  /// An inversion color matrix:
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorFilter invert = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   -1,  0,  0, 0, 255,
+  ///    0, -1,  0, 0, 255,
+  ///    0,  0, -1, 0, 255,
+  ///    0,  0,  0, 1,   0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// A sepia-toned color matrix (values based on the [Filter Effects Spec](https://www.w3.org/TR/filter-effects-1/#sepiaEquivalent)):
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorFilter sepia = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   0.393, 0.769, 0.189, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.349, 0.686, 0.168, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.272, 0.534, 0.131, 0, 0,
+  ///   0,     0,     0,     1, 0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// A greyscale color filter (values based on the [Filter Effects Spec](https://www.w3.org/TR/filter-effects-1/#grayscaleEquivalent)):
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// const ColorFilter greyscale = ColorFilter.matrix(<double>[
+  ///   0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0,
+  ///   0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722, 0, 0,
+  ///   0,      0,      0,      1, 0,
+  /// ]);
+  /// ```
   const ColorFilter.matrix(List<double> matrix)
       : _color = null,
         _blendMode = null;