Spot color Spot color In offset printing, a spot color or solid color is any color generated by an ink (pure or mixed) that is printed using a "single run", whereas a process color is produced by printing a series of dots of different colors. The widespread offset-printing process is composed of the four spot colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black) commonly referred to as CMYK. More advanced processes involve the use of six spot colors (hexachromatic process), which add orange and green to the process (termed CMYKOG). The two additional spot colors are added to compensate for the ineffective reproduction
Shades of blue system are the three colors of light chosen such as to provide the maximum gamut of colors that are capable of being represented on a computer or television set. This color is also called color wheel blue. It is at precisely 240 degrees on the HSV color wheel, also known as the . It is a spectral color which lies at, or near, the short-wave (violet) end of the traditional "blue" and possibly was classified as "indigo" by Newton. Its complementary color is yellow. The color defined as "blue" in the CMYK color system used in printing, also known as