Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Hewlett Packard (HP) announced the availability of the Digital Color Toolbox it has developed in partnership with Pantone, Carlstadt, N.J., to further enable accurate reproduction of Pantone colors with HP Indigo digital color presses.
The Pantone and HP Indigo Digital Color Toolbox includes the Pantone Color Bridge swatchbook, as well as the CMYK and HP IndiChrome on-press color guide. Together, the two swatchbooks offer a convenient way to compare solid Pantone Colors with their simulations in offset four-color, HP Indigo four-color and HP IndiChrome on-press six-color processes.
The Pantone Color Bridge swatchbook enables users to determine how a Pantone Color will appear when reproduced on an offset press in CMYK. In addition, the tool includes updated CMYK screen tint percentages, an increased color area and whiter, more durable paper.
The new CMYK and HP IndiChrome color guide is divided into four- and six-color Pantone-licensed simulations to help users select the best color process for a particular print job. With this tool, print service providers and their customers can evaluate the tradeoff between an economical CMYK solution and the more accurate simulation and broader color gamut of the six-color (CMYKOV) HP IndiChrome on-press process.
“HP has been a Pantone licensee for many years, and we have collaborated closely with the company to provide the best possible representation of Pantone Colors on HP Indigo systems,” said Andy Hatkoff, vice president of Advanced Color Technology, Pantone, Inc. “We are pleased to make available our products for HP Indigo customers.”
The Pantone and HP Indigo Digital Color Toolbox has a list price of US $246 for a North American version.
For more information, visit www.hp.com or www.pantone.com.