Indesign (sRGB) dull and desaturated vs Illustrator (sRGB)

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
March 14, 2025
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Both documents have identicial colour profiles but the Indesign is always dull.

What can I do to get correct colour representation.

Indesign is set to
Document Setup – Web
Transparecny Blend Space – RGB

Swatches – RGB
Working Spaces – sRGB
Proof Setup – sRGB

Performance

Mike Witherell

Community Expert

And your color management is setup in Photoshop and me-too-ed down into InDesign and Illustrator?

Mike Witherell

Community Expert

With Overprint Preview turned off, and Proof turned off, and High-Quality Display turned on in Preferences ... how does it look?

Mike Witherell

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Tom258935824rl2Author

Inspiring

Thanks for the response, I had those setttings in the first instance with screenshot.

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @Tom258935824rl2,

Thanks for sharing the details! Even with identical color settings, InDesign and Illustrator can display colors differently due to how they handle rendering and display color management.

Could you check if Overprint Preview is enabled in InDesign? You can find it under View > Overprint Previewt. This can sometimes affect color appearance.

You might also find these discussions helpful:
Why are my colors dulled in InDesign?
Color values inconsistent between Illustrator and InDesign

Let me know if this helps! Leaving the discussion open for our experts to chime in with more insights.

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Abhishek

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Tom258935824rl2Author

Inspiring

Thanks for the reply.

I've disabled Overprint Preview already. And had a look through for some of the previous forum messages, but still

can't get the colours that I need.

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