I am currently building an online APP which allows users to pick a color for text from a usual javascript color picker. I want to convert the returned value to CMYK and I know there is not one simple run-of-the-mill method to achieve this, given there are ICC profiles and all that.
I still want to achieve a relatively useful conversion the way “most” users know from Photoshop. The profiles I want to use are “AdobeRGB” for the RGB colorspace, and “Coated Fogra39” for the CMYK colorspace.
What I want to know is, if there is any method to convert single color values from one colorspace to the other, by utilizing these two ICC profiles (which I have downloaded). There are methods to convert entire images with ImageMagick, but I am dying trying to find a way to just calculate from one color value to the other. I am also inclined to use other means of achieving this goal if there are any ideas out there.
Thanks.
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Answer
You could use Imagick::setImageColorSpace
Here’s a tutorial
Also i must warn you cmyk profile is for printing not for screening they will be differences and you can’t calculate the same as rgb ( rgb misses the black thing ) an example for black ( everyone know’s this color ) RGB Black : 0, 0, 0, CMYK Black: 100%; But they 100% key doesn’t work the same on some printers you only need 100% on others like the one that i use a roland sp 540i i make a combination of colors to produce different types of black based on what i need because 100%key will not produce the black that everyone knows and you can test it even in photoshop / corel draw to see a difference if your screen helps u.
Other examples:
- Registration Black | C100 M100 Y100 K100
- Neutral Rich Black (also known as Rich Black) | C40 M30 Y30 K100
- Flat Black | C0 M0 Y0 K100 – This black is just made up of 100% of the black channel, with no other ink in the mix. Also known as Standard black.
- Designer Black | C70 M50 Y30 K100 Pantone® Process Black | Spot-Color/’K100′ : This black is available as Pantone® Process Black C (coated), U, (Uncoated) and M (Matt).
- Cool Black (also known as Black Bump) | C50 M0 Y0 K100 : This is the general-mix, but this black can also be comprised [typically] of between 20%-80% cyan.
- Golden Black | C0 M0 Y60 K100 : This is the general-mix, but this black can also be comprised [typically] of between 20%-80% yellow.
- Warm Black | C0 M60 Y0 K100 : This is the general-mix, but this black can also be comprised [typically] of between 20%-80% magenta.
So you see CMYK is very different from rgb space because is used for printing and that means you will have trouble if you don’t know how it works.
Update: ICC Profiles are for monitors not for printing ..