Matching colors
The process of matching printer output color to your monitor is quite complex because printers and computer monitors use different methods of producing color. Monitors display colors by light pixels using an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers print colors using a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) process.
Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your monitor. These factors include:
Print media
Printer colorants (inks or toners for example)
Printing process (inkjet, press or laser technology for example)
Overhead lighting
Personal differences in perception of color
Software applications
Printer drivers
PC operating system
Monitors
Video cards and drivers
For most users, the best method for matching colors on your screen to your printer is to print sRGB colors. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 uses HP ColorSmart II, which uses sRGB and automatically optimizes color output. Keep in mind the above factors when colors on your screen do not perfectly match your printed colors.
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