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Electric Blue CMJN Illustrator

Nervous3889 Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
Nervous3889 Posted messages 3 Status Member -
Hello,

As a beginner, I want to create a business card on Illustrator with an electric blue background. To do this properly, I retrieved the electric blue Pantone 293C (100 76 0 9).

Unfortunately, when I print on photo paper, the color is not vivid at all; it leans a lot towards purple.

What can I do? Is it possible to achieve electric blue in CMYK?

Thank you,

Stéphane

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    contrariness Posted messages 17905 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 244
     
    Pantone colors are colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks and even less so with 4-color inkjet printer inks.
    It is possible to achieve something closer with printers that use 8 or 12 inks.

    Testing is necessary... what you find for your printer may not necessarily be the same on another one... Inks have differences depending on the manufacturers.
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    1. Nervous3889 Posted messages 3 Status Member
       
      In that case, when creating, how do you find a color that you like? For example, a nice dark blue.

      Thank you,
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      1. kaumune Posted messages 22605 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 159 > Nervous3889 Posted messages 3 Status Member
         
        Hi

        Not all the colors you see on a screen are printable.

        (Photoshop for example indicates non-printable colors)

        The RGB color space is much wider than that of a printer

        Moreover, a Pantone color composed of n colors in a single ink (solid color) is nearly impossible to reproduce on a four-color printer (CMYK)

        To get results, you need to start by calibrating your workflow (Screen -- Printer)

        A competent service provider on the subject

        This will allow you to visualize on screen (in CMYK simulation) the color you will (roughly) have on your printer

        But it won't change the (in)ability to simulate a Pantone color

        When you really want the Pantone color, you need to put that ink in the printer's ink tray

        Impossible to do on a standard four-color printer.
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      2. contrariness Posted messages 17905 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 244 > Nervous3889 Posted messages 3 Status Member
         
        There is a paper color guide from Pantone that provides the CMYK values of the printed shade (Process Color System Guide). Inside, you have the printed color and the CMYK values to achieve it.

        Pantone makes one, but there are other companies that also have this type of color guide... For work, it eventually becomes necessary... It's a big investment, but it helps avoid mistakes... and it saves time.
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  2. Nervous3889 Posted messages 3 Status Member
     
    Thank you all for your very helpful responses.

    Unfortunately, I can't adjust my screen because it's too old. I also won't buy a Pantone color guide because I'm never going to use it again.

    So I'll go with my gut feeling. We'll see how it goes. :-)
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