Why Does Blue Turn Purple After Printing?

Blue and purple are very close in the color spectrum. A CMYK blue set at 100% Cyan and 100% Magenta will look very blue on-screen and appear purple after offset print or digital print.

blue turns purple sample

To resolve this issue, make sure Magenta is 30% less than Cyan when using very high Cyan values.

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This will move the color further away from purple.

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