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Find Colour on Image

and Match to
PANTONE®
Find the closest colour code in an image, photo or
logo by using this tool. Pick your original colour
with Hex, RGB and CMYK to match correctly.

1
Upload your image
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2
Click on the required colours

3
View your closest matches
Your input Closest matches

Hex: #4a58fd
RGB: (74,88,253)
CMYK: (71,65,0,1)

Hex: #0415"
RGB: (4,21,255)
CMYK: (98,92,0,0)

Hex: #0112"
RGB: (1,18,255)
CMYK: (100,93,0,0)

Hex: #0112"
RGB: (1,18,255)
CMYK: (100,93,0,0)

Hex: #0113fe
RGB: (1,19,254)
CMYK: (100,93,0,0)

Hex: #0113fe
RGB: (1,19,254)
CMYK: (100,93,0,0)

Hex: #0e2af7
RGB: (14,42,247)
CMYK: (94,83,0,3)

Hex: #0113fe
RGB: (1,19,254)
CMYK: (100,93,0,0)

How to use the colour match

tool
1. Select a file on your device, upload it, and
then click on each colour where a match
reference is required
2. Your selected colour is shown along with Hex,
RGB and CMYK values
3. Closest matches will be displayed on a card.
Please be aware that we show the closest
match, which may not be identical to the
Pantone due to changes in the quality of the
image when it is saved.
4. To view a wider range of references, click on
“View More” and use the scroll bars to
visually compare colours. Sometimes the
closest match may not be the first card.
5. Delete colours if you don’t need them any
more

Finding Hex, RGB and CMYK

values from an image
This tool can be used as an online colour picker for
images. Graphic designers, printers and marketing
professionals often need to find the exact values
for a particular spot on an image. Click on multiple
areas on the image and find exact values instantly,
without losing your previous choices.

Due to the compression process in many bitmap

(.jpg, .png, .gif) files, areas of colour may have
slightly di"erent hex and RGB values, and will
change from the original. Using a high-quality
original file will improve the accuracy of the colour
selection.

Ordinarily, finding a Hex code or RGB value would

need to be done in a specialist graphic design
application like Photoshop, GIMP or Paint.net,
however it's easy to do with this tool.

What is a Pantone® colour

and why are they used?
Pantone is a system used to match colours for
print purposes. RGB or CMYK colour codes can be
used for printing on paper, however these are not
suitable for the ink matching processes used in
screen and pad printing on physical products.

To ensure brand imagery is faithfully reproduced,

Pantone spot references are used for each colour
used in your design. Inks are mixed in a factory to
the shade required and then used to print
products.

Technicians will compare the final printed product

with a Pantone book under natural lighting to
ensure the colours are printed correctly. Using the
Pantone Matching System as a base for colour
ensures that prints are consistent across factories,
locations, time and products.

Pantones are physical printed colours and can't be

truly represented on screen, as each monitor is
calibrated di"erently. When vector files are saved
as .jpg, .png or other bitmap files, the files are
compressed, and colour variation may occur.

Coated (C) colours are used for printing on

physical products, whereas U and M refer to
Uncoated and Matte finishes. On screen there is
little di"erence between these values as they
contain the same CMYK percentages, however they
will look di"erent when physically printed and
viewed under natural lighting. This tool matches
only coated (C) Pantones for printing.

Finding the correct Pantone colour from an image

is di#cult, as saving at di"erent quality levels can
drastically change the colour profile. Therefore, we
only recommend using this tool if you have no
other references (RGB values will be more
accurate).

What happens if I don’t

know my Pantone® colour?
"What colour is this?" is the question you might be
asking. Great news! We've made it easy to find out
what colour your image is instantly. As an
employee, you may only have a .jpeg or raster file
of your logo or image, without any brand
guidelines for PMS codes from your marketing
department.

Tools like Adobe Illustrator can be used to

substitute a hex or RGB value for the closest
Pantone colour, however these aren’t available to
everyone. This tool simplifies the process to a few
simple clicks.

PANTONE® and other Pantone trademarks are

the property of Pantone LLC.

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