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theographics
07-11-2006, 03:48 PM
On the Intro page to my website there are 2 blues in the Flash that I can not seem to reproduce in print. This website was set up using templates and I can not go into the Flash image and find the blue used. Even if I could I am not sure it will help. I don't know much about web design or the colors. Can web colors not be reproduced for printed material because the colors shown have light behind them giving them a quality that cannot be captured in print? I cannot seem to get a blue blue, a cobalt blue using every blue in my palettes available.
If anyone can tell me a RGB (or a CMYK) combination that can make a blue like this, I would greatly appreciate it.
Theographics (http://www.theographics.net/)
April
07-11-2006, 04:02 PM
Looks like standard RGB blue to me, which you probably won't be able to reproduce with print. My best suggestion would be to get a pantone book and find the closest match.
Red Kittie Kat
07-11-2006, 04:03 PM
Is this what you are looking for?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RedKittieKat/blue1.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RedKittieKat/blue2.gif
balou
07-11-2006, 04:05 PM
There are many RGB colors that CMYK printers cannot reproduce. Something that looks good on the monitor may not look the same when printed. I would suggest getting some pantone swatch books or pantone to CMYK process swatch books to view your color possibilities for printing.
Never assume what you see on screen is possible or what you will get when you print.
cmont
07-11-2006, 04:08 PM
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i111/cmontfort/blues.jpg
These the colors you want? Top is R 0 G 0 B 255
Bottom is R 155 G 154 B 255
cmont
07-11-2006, 04:09 PM
Whoops little late to posting... hehe
AlexNJ210
07-11-2006, 04:13 PM
Looks like standard RGB blue to me, which you probably won't be able to reproduce with print. My best suggestion would be to get a pantone book and find the closest match.
as Morea would say: "presactly"
Red Kittie Kat
07-11-2006, 04:13 PM
:D it's ok cmont ;)
I think the other guys are on the right track for him ... I misread his post and thought he just wanted the values too ;)
cmont
07-11-2006, 04:14 PM
:cool:
Jackimalyn
07-11-2006, 05:24 PM
What is the graphic sapposed to be?
Im having trouble not picturing it was an egg being fertilized....
Andi Creffield
07-12-2006, 09:48 AM
It is impossible to match the darker blue to a Pantone Reference.
The Lighter blue is Pantone 7446C and C=33 M=30 Y=0 K=0.
PrintDriver
07-12-2006, 11:06 AM
If you all are just pulling these matches out of Photoshop they won't necessarily match what the otp has in mind when printed. Photoshop's best guess at a PMS color isn't all that great.
If you want to print this as a blue that you'll like, get a swatch book and choose a chip for each color.