Color sample generating system, color sample generating method, and program for same

Abstract

The present invention provides a color sample generating system that generates a color sample of a hue compounded from a plurality of base inks, the color sample generating system being characterized by having: a color gamut database in which a compounding ratio for compounded ink compounded from the base inks and coordinate values in a color space for the compounding ink are associated and stored; a compounding ratio extraction unit that reads from the color gamut database, using the coordinate value for the target compound ink that is a compound in corresponding to a hue supplied from the outside, a type for the base inks in the target compound ink and the compounding ratio for the base inks; a compounding ratio modification unit that modifies a proportion set in advance for compounding amounts for each base ink and generates a modified compounding ratio, which is a compounding ratio for each compound ink modified by the results of modification; a coordinate value calculation unit that calculates the coordinate value for the target compound ink that is indicated by the modified compounding ratio on the basis of the coordinate value for the compounding ratio for the target compound ink; and a hue output unit that outputs the coordinate value for each compounding ratio and modified compounding ratio for the target compound ink. The present invention also provides a color sample generating method and a program that implements on a computer the functions of the color sample generating system.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a color sample generation system, a color sample generation method, and a program for generating a color sample for color matching of a color product. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, for colored products such as packaging and clothing, a color determiner (such as a product designer) specifies a color to be colored, and a color product manufacturer performs the operation of reproducing the specified color, and adjusts the product according to the reproduced color. Do the coloring. [0003] Here, a color sample book is generally used to designate a color to be painted (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). The number of types of colors in this color sample book is, for example, several thousand colors. In addition, in the color sample book, generally printable paper such as coated paper is used as a base material for coloring, and offset printing is mainly used as a printing method for these papers. ...

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