colors dull in illustrator 2020

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May 6, 2020
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All of my colors in Illustrator are super dull for some reason. One of my favorite colors is this bright royal blue (0303F6), but when I try to use it in Illustrator, it comes out muted and just plain sad. It does this with every other color I use, too. I'll attach some pictures below.

I'm fairly new to Illustrator, so I have little to no clue what I'm doing. Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Here's the color I want:

And here's Illustrator's take on it:

Draw and design

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

Or start with an RGB document.

Don't use a Print preset but an Art & Illustration preset to create a new document.

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Godwin244095809b3e

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Thanks. I helped.

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drotar

Inspiring

this does not work. I just created a new RGB document in illustrator 2020 and the colors are still muted.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Can you create a new topic and describe what you did and expect?

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drotar

Inspiring

I discovered the problem. I am using dual monitors with my computer which involve aa apple PowerBook pro and a Dell 48" monitor. If i look at the illustrator color on the Dell screen it is muted. If i pull the workspace over to the PowerBook screen the color is exactly what its supposed to be. So, it is the Dell monitor causing my problem. I will call Dell to see if there is a better way to calibrate their monitor.