Converting a color from CMYK to RGB

It isn't often, but every once in a while you find yourself having to convert a color from CMYK to RGB. Most likely, this is a client giving you their CMYK colors to use in a Web layout, or similar situation.

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While this process is rarely successful because you lose color info when doing so, this color conversion tool will help you get the most accurate color conversion possible.




Does anyone know how this

Does anyone know how this compares with the built-in conversion capabilities of Photoshop or Illustrator?





Conversion in PS and AI

is dependent on color profiles. Therefore, the conversion will be different depending on what profiles and color settings you are using.

The above site (supposedly) uses no profile information and simply gives the raw color breakdowns.





Gosh, this website is filled

Gosh, this website is filled with problems and inaccuracies. It is impossible to do a conversion from CMYK to RGB without using a profile. They should at least inform us of what CMYK profile, and what RGB profile are being used.

They also state these two terribly inaccurate statements. "Therefore, although one can convert any RGB to CMYK without losing information, the inverse is not the case. When a CMYK color is converted to RGB, some information is lost."



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