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I need help exporting RGB colour CORRECTLY to jpg or png

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Jan 16, 2025 Jan 16, 2025

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Ok so I before I start please don't tell me to use phtoshop for this thanks 🙂

 

So my issue is RGB's displaying correctly both in indesign and once exported to jpg or png. 

They work fine if I export to Interactive PDF in RGB mode, so I am curretly exporting to .pdf and saving as a jpg in Photoshop which is annoying and an extra step. 

 

See images the colour on the left is correct #4c11a1

Incorrect colour is #502e90

 

Interestingly when I open the colour swatch it tells me that the colour is 'out of Gamut' and if I click to correct it changes it to a very similar colour to #502e90, which is my theory of what it is doing. 

 

I've tried changing the RGB profile, currently sRGB IEC61966-2.1 and nothing seems to make a difference. 

 

Anyone know what the issue is and why the Interactive PDF is fine and how to fix the Export to jpg setting? 

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Jan 17, 2025 Jan 17, 2025

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Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025

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Hey Eric,

 

Thanks 🙂

 

My goal is to correctly export a web banner with the background RGB colour#4c11a1. It's their brand colour and they want to use it.

 

I realize the colour will change when saving or jpg, but this is a large difference, I'm used to a few numbers different. Did you see my attachment? The correct colour is: rgb(76, 17, 161) and the incorrect is: rgb(80, 46, 144).

That's a huge difference especially in the Green value, 17 > 46 !!!

 

I'm not sure what this means sorry...

 

  • Also, make sure the exporting process does not use print simulation, that could try to 'mix the inks'

 

My question is why does it work for Interactive PDF? 

 

Thanks so much 🙂

Stephen

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Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025

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Hey Eric,

 

So I just tested from illustrator, doc in RGB exporting using save 'Export for screens' jpg and png both worked fine. 


Also to follow up I synced my settings in Bridge and no change 😞

 

I think in the future I'll just use illustrator. 

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Jan 22, 2025 Jan 22, 2025

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Any help Eric? Or anyone else out there?

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Jan 17, 2025 Jan 17, 2025

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Ok so I before I start please don't tell me to use phtoshop for this thanks 🙂


By @StephenJohnBryde

 

Why not? What's the problem with Photoshop?

 

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Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025

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It just can't do what Indesign can do in terms of layout etc. So it's to hard to use for what I'm doing 🙂

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Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025

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It just can't do what Indesign can do in terms of layout etc. So it's to hard to use for what I'm doing 🙂


By @StephenJohnBryde

 

I thought you want to include Photoshop in the workflow - ID -> PS -> image. 

 

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Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025

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This is what I didn't want, an argument about what app to use. I have an issue with InDesign not photoshop 🙂
Please no more photoshop talk thanks 🙂

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Jan 19, 2025 Jan 19, 2025

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This is what I didn't want, an argument about what app to use. I have an issue with InDesign not photoshop 🙂
Please no more photoshop talk thanks 🙂


By @StephenJohnBryde

 

?!? I'm not suggesting doing anything from scratch in Photoshop? 

 

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