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[frits]

Hi Guys,

1. Does any of you know how to convert (in Xara) the color PMS 289 to the corresponding RGB values?

Ave,
Frits
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[frits]

Hi Guys,

1. Does any of you know how to convert (in Xara) the color PMS 289 to the corresponding RGB values?

Ave,
Frits
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[Soquili]

Hi Frits,

I'm making an assumption that PMS 289 is a Pantone Management System colour. If that is correct maybe the following information may be of assistance.

I'm not familiar with Pantone colours, but if you open the Color Gallery (the multicoloured circle on the infobar) and scroll down the list you will find the Pantone folders. I opened the Pantone Solid to Process folder and applied the Pantone 289 PC to a rectangle. Then I opened the color editor and selected RGB color model. This shows Pantone 289 PC is RGB values Red 0 Green 0 Blue 107.

Not knowing anything about Pantone colors, I didn't know which folder to open. You understand more about that than I do.

Hope this helps, or at least points you in the right direction.

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[frits]

I tried it myself and indeed is is a shade of blue, that's what is should have been.

Thanks for the tip.

Regards,
Frits
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[gwpriester]

Hello Frits

Be aware that only about 50% of Pantone spot colors can be matched in commercial CMYK printing. Another 25% come close and the other 25% are not even in the ballpark.

I think the RGB range might be better, but not a whole lot.

Pantone spot colors were formulated to be printed as solid color inks. When the system was first developed, people did not even have computers, let alone computers with color monitors.

Gary

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