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this colour i,m trying to get onto a coaster
it looks like a dark turquise blue
but its coming out more brown.....

hex colour is - 3c555b
but i cant get PS to print that bloody colour. think my profile is buggered or this is one pain of a colour to get right.

any info ?.....got someone waiting on some of these by week end :rolleyes:

off to keep trying to bugger about with it

Convert your image to CMYK for a start.

I think HEX is a web based colour system. Although PS will convert it when sending, I personally would convert it to CMYK before printing as you will get a better colour representation on screen

Also, try printing the item to a printer on a blank normal sheet of paper without any dye sub settings. This could show you whether it is PS/Printer problems or if the pressing is causing the issue. If the normal sheet without any profiles etc is giving you a better representation then it could well be your heat press settings.

Are you able to supply any pictures at it may give a better idea...

Ideally, a printed dye sub sheet that has not been pressed and also a pressed item showing the final colour.

http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html
RGB sorry but came out as 60/85/91

or
http://www.color-hex.com/color/3c555b

Well I have found that some colours similar to this colour e.g. 'dolphin' skin colour are difficult to get correct when sublimating. Always seem to come out an odd colour however in my case it is normally more 'green' than 'brown'

mabe coz this color is out of the gamut?? send me our profile and image and i can see if its outside of your gamut or not.

sorry for not getting back sooner guys....was down at hospital.
right back to work...
send you pm paul...


edit @ social - printing out on plain paper and ordinary inks are fine - i get the bluey tinge to it that its ment to have....

so its my inks or profile for the sub printer.....paul it is then...

email sent paul...forgot i cant send attachments on here ..opps

cheers johnny

update on colour - 3d575d in coral draw - R61 - G87 - B93 (RGB) - Rather than PS.
STILL PRINTING BROWN.....JEEZ and some banding across the coaster :rolleyes:

edit 1 - back to PS....what is PATONE colour ?...this is getting real confusing colour wise.
one software is telling me one thing, another something different.

off to bed and wait for pauls analysis and break down tomorrow.
nothing more i can do tonight...up at 8am...





EDIT - maybe should move this to printer section guys

bigj2552;58365 wrote:update on colour - 3d575d in coral draw - R61 - G87 - B93 (RGB) - Rather than PS.
STILL PRINTING BROWN.....JEEZ and some banding across the coaster :rolleyes:

edit 1 - back to PS....what is PATONE colour ?...this is getting real confusing colour wise.
one software is telling me one thing, another something different.

off to bed and wait for pauls analysis and break down tomorrow.
nothing more i can do tonight...up at 8am...





EDIT - maybe should move this to printer section guys

It's highly unlikely you will get a Pantone match with sublimation inks. If that's what the end customer is after and it needs to be precise then, unless you're very lucky, this isn't going to easy.