I never thought I'd figure out a way to say that in under 160 characters.

Pantone <noun> [usually as modifier] <trademark> A system for matching colors, used in specifying printing inks: Pantone colors. Etymology: 1960s an invented name.

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  • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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    2 years ago

    R' = R/255

    G' = G/255

    B' = B/255

    K = 1-max(R', G', B')

    C = (1-R'-K) / (1-K)

    M = (1-G'-K) / (1-K)

    Y = (1-B'-K) / (1-K)

    So in CMKY that's #0454FE

    Photoshop and most software that has to print stuff can convert between CMYK and RGB without issue

    • Multihedra [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Those are cool conversion formulas, I should definitely look more into that stuff.

      I can’t tell if it’s just linear scaling, or if there’s some fancier stuff (linear fractional (ax+b)/(cx+d) type things). Thinking it’s just linear