This endoscope system comprises: an image acquiring means for acquiring a color image having at least three color components; a placement means for placing points corresponding to respective pixels forming the color image in accordance with the color components of the points, within a plane including a first axis that is an axis of a first component among the at least three color components and a second axis that is an axis of a second component among the at least three color components and that intersects with the first axis; a distance data calculating means for calculating data regarding the distances between the points corresponding to respective pixels and a third axis defined as an axis that passes through a point at which the first axis and the second axis intersect with each other in the plane and that is not parallel to the first axis and the second axis; and an evaluation value calculating means for calculating a certain evaluation value for the color image on the basis of the calculated distance data.