Print Color Converter (RGB/CMYK)
100% PrivateColor & Design ToolsSee one color in HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK together and edit it in any notation.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your input is not uploaded to Ovatly or anywhere else.
Screen approximation: CMYK here uses the standard unprofiled conversion. It is a starting point for print, not ICC color management; a printer profile can shift the result noticeably, especially for saturated blues and greens.
- HEX
- #2563EB
- RGB
- rgb(37, 99, 235)
- HSL
- hsl(221, 83%, 53%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(84.3%, 57.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
- 1Enter a color as HEX, or pick it with the swatch.
- 2Read the CMYK percentages in the results panel and copy what you need.
- 3Or type CMYK percentages to convert in the other direction.
- 4Confirm critical brand colors with your printer's profile before production.
#2563EB converts to rgb(37, 99, 235), hsl(221, 83%, 53%) and CMYK 84.3% cyan, 57.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.8% black. Feeding those CMYK values back returns the same screen color within one unit per channel.
- The conversion is the textbook unprofiled formula (K is the minimum ink pulled from the RGB channels); it assumes no ink limits, dot gain or paper color.
- Saturated screen blues and greens sit outside many CMYK gamuts, so a profiled conversion by the printer can look duller than this approximation.
- HSL values are rounded to whole numbers; HEX, RGB and CMYK (one decimal) are the precise values to hand over.
Screens emit light in RGB and can show blues that CMYK inks on paper cannot reproduce. Ask the printer for a profiled proof of brand-critical colors, and expect to adjust the CMYK mix by eye.
About this tool
The Print Color Converter shows one color in HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK together, and lets you edit the CMYK percentages directly to see the screen color they produce. CMYK values use the standard naive conversion and are labeled as a screen approximation: useful for a first print estimate, not a replacement for a printer ICC profile.
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