INSERT OR REPLACE INTO images (id, width, height) VALUES ('circle', 400, 400) RETURNING id; WITH RECURSIVE image AS (SELECT * FROM images WHERE id = 'circle'), circle AS (SELECT width/2 AS cx, height/2 AS cy, 160 AS radius FROM image), horizontal(x) AS (SELECT width FROM image UNION ALL SELECT x - 1 FROM horizontal WHERE x > 1), vertical(y) AS (SELECT height FROM image UNION ALL SELECT y - 1 FROM vertical WHERE y > 1), _pixels(x, y, r, g, b) AS (SELECT x, y, 150, 255 * MAX(0, MIN(1, (SELECT (x - cx)*(x - cx) + (y - cy)*(y - cy) - radius*radius FROM circle))), 150 FROM vertical, horizontal ) INSERT INTO pixels (image_id, x, y, r, g, b) SELECT 'circle', x, y, r, g, b FROM _pixels;