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colorprofiles

Provides a collection of standardized ICC color profiles for precise color management in documents and graphics.

Overview

Enables accurate and consistent color reproduction across different devices and platforms by providing standardized ICC profiles for use in LaTeX documents. These profiles are particularly valuable when working with professional-quality publications and color-critical documents.

  • Integrates seamlessly with color-aware packages like pdfx for precise color management.
  • Essential for academic publications, professional printing, and documents requiring color accuracy.
  • Supports maintaining color consistency when documents are viewed or printed on different devices.
  • Particularly useful for graphics-heavy documents, scientific figures, and professional publications where color fidelity is crucial.

Getting Started

The colorprofiles is a collection of free ICC profiles, not a single LaTeX package. To use these files:

  1. The profiles are automatically available when using color profile aware packages like pdfx
  2. Reference the profiles in your document when using color-managed workflows:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pdfx}  % Example of a package that can use these ICC profiles
% The ICC profiles from colorprofiles will be available automatically

Examples

Creating a document with color management for printing using the sRGB color profile.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{colorprofiles}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{graphicx}

% Use sRGB color profile for the document
\pdfpageattr{/MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /CropBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /OutputIntents [/sRGB IEC61966-2.1]}

\begin{document}
\section{Color-Managed Document}

This document uses the sRGB color profile from the \texttt{colorprofiles} package.

\begin{center}
\colorbox{yellow!30}{\parbox{0.7\textwidth}{%
    \centering
    This colored box will be rendered consistently\\across different devices that support color management.
}}
\end{center}

\end{document}