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Convert Yxy to Cmyk

Enter values for an Yxy to convert it to Cmyk, or vice versa.

Yxy
0 to 100
0 to 1
0 to 1
Cmyk
0 to 1
0 to 1
0 to 1
0 to 1
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Yxy

The Yxy color space expresses the Xyz color space in a different way, in terms of only x and y coordinates which allows for a 2d representation.

Cmyk

Cmyk is similar to the Cmy color space, with the addition of black (k). In theory the black component is not necessary, however this color space is primarily used in color printing where the mixture of cyan, magenta, and yellow result in a brown color rather than black.

We'll be adding support for ICC profiles to this page soon, but it's already available on our color converter page.

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All calculations were doing using the open source ColorMine library.

The code used for the Yxy and Cmyk conversions can be found on Github:

Conversion Example:

var yxy = new Yxy();
var cmyk = yxy.To<Cmyk>();

Color conversions performed using the open source ColorMine library.

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