Color spaces

Color profile

Data regarding an input or output color space used for a device or media. International Color Consortium (ICC) Profiles are standard designations to assist in displaying media within its specified format.

Color management is the controlled conversion of colors, which can be done using ICC color profiles.

How it affects UI design

Media displayed on a device may have a unique color profile. Web applications may display colors in sRGB while still properly displaying an image formatted to a different color profile.

Color profiles are especially important when creating image assets. An image formatted to CMYK will appear muddy and inaccurate when displayed in RGB.

Sources:

  1. International Color Consortium (ICC). . https://www.color.org/index.xalter
  2. ICC Profile. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_profile