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How to change the color of a QR code?

Community Beginner ,
Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020

Hi guys,

 

I have a blue QR code. I'm trying to make the blue in this image pitch black. The white background obviously needs to stay white. I tried converting it to grayscale and then adjusting the color balance but this colores my white background as well. 

This is probably really easy but I'm a newbie and can't figure it out. Any ideas?

 

Kind regards,

 

Kimberly

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Community Expert , Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020

You can make QR codes in InDesign, Object> Generate QR code, export to PDF, place the PDF into your Illustrator file. You can make it any color you like.

QR code color.png

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020

Update: 

 

The image is quite low quality which is why I can't simply convert it to monochrome. Because the boundries of the colores are blurry and Illustrator doesn't know where each color begins and ends. I exported my own QR code from https://www.qrcode-monkey.com and exported it in SVG. This solves my issue. If any of you know how to do this in Illustrator, please let me know. 

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Community Expert ,
Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020

Count the squares and then let Object > Make Object mosaic vectorize it. Works well with QR codes.

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Community Expert ,
Sep 27, 2020 Sep 27, 2020

You can make QR codes in InDesign, Object> Generate QR code, export to PDF, place the PDF into your Illustrator file. You can make it any color you like.

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2020

That barely took me 5 seconds. Thanks! 

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Explorer ,
Sep 16, 2022 Sep 16, 2022

Is it possible to change colours after a QR code is generated. 

I made one which is black but I want a white one of the same code too so that I can use it when I am using a black background.

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Community Expert ,
Sep 17, 2022 Sep 17, 2022

Edit menu > Edit Colors > Invert Colors?

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Explorer ,
Sep 17, 2022 Sep 17, 2022

Sorry. When I was looking to post this question, this thread came up. Didn't realise it was for Illustrator.

My quetion was for InDesign since that is were we can generate QR codes. Unless there is a way in Illustrator too. 

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Community Expert ,
Sep 17, 2022 Sep 17, 2022

There might be plugins and scripts, such as this: https://github.com/dstreet/IllustratorQR

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Community Expert ,
Sep 17, 2022 Sep 17, 2022

Create a new swatch, call it White, apply it to the InDesign QR code.

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Explorer ,
Sep 18, 2022 Sep 18, 2022

If you are providing a solution, please be specifc.

Do I create a colour? In that case isnt white already there?

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Community Expert ,
Sep 18, 2022 Sep 18, 2022

So your question is still about InDesign?

Select the QR Code on the page. Go to Object > Edit QR Code

Go to the color tab

Change the color.

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/generate-qr-code.html

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Explorer ,
Sep 18, 2022 Sep 18, 2022

Yes still about InDesign.

Maybe I am doing something wrong.

I create one QR.(Now this is fine. White QR code/Black BG).

BT_EX_Black_QR_White_BG.png

The issue comes when I try to change the colours. Eg: I tried to change the colour from black to white. 

This is what I get.

BT_EX_White_QR__BG.png

I know nothing is visible. The QR code is changed to white but the background is white too.

In the link you provided it says by default the background is transparent which would be awesome but for me the background always comes as white. 

 

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Community Expert ,
Sep 18, 2022 Sep 18, 2022

Please ask about that in the InDesign forum.

 

You could try and select the frame and set it to the color none. But there might be something special or some bug or whatever. I'm only creating QR codes once in a blue moon.

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Explorer ,
Sep 18, 2022 Sep 18, 2022

Tried that. Not working. 

Anyway. Not that important. 

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Community Expert ,
Sep 20, 2022 Sep 20, 2022

No, there is no InDesign default white swatch, you can use [Paper], but this is not good practice, as [Paper] is used to simulate the paper stock color and any color added to it will not print (or export).

You won't see a white QR code on a white background (or a black QR code on a black background), but you can edit a QR code (Object> Edit QR code) to any swatch you like and also change the background color by selecting it and applying a swatch color. Create your QR code without first selecting an object, or the QR code will be anchored to the object.

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Sep 29, 2022 Sep 29, 2022
 
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New Here ,
Dec 10, 2022 Dec 10, 2022

I was able to change the colors and add a logo via https://qr.curiouspenguins.com. I just wish I had some stats to show. Does anyone know how to get stats too? 

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Community Expert ,
Dec 10, 2022 Dec 10, 2022

Perhaps you can point out in detail what you mean by "stats"?

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New Here ,
Mar 14, 2024 Mar 14, 2024

Simple steps 

 

Import qr code in to the Photoshop

 

Go to adjustments and select hua saturation and decrease black to white in the below option 

 

This is simple to black to white dont take more stress about this.

 

Thanks 

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Community Expert ,
Mar 14, 2024 Mar 14, 2024
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@rsltd22329335t479  schrieb:

Simple steps 

 

Import qr code in to the Photoshop

 

Go to adjustments and select hua saturation and decrease black to white in the below option 

 

This is simple to black to white dont take more stress about this.

 

Thanks 


 

The thread is already marked solved. And Photoshop is not part of the solution.

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