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About HWB to CMYK Converter

Input an HWB value like hwb(0deg 0% 0% / 0.5) and Diversify India’s HWB to CMYK converter will convert this value to an CMYK color like 0%, 50%, 50%, 0%.

Additionally, we can even specify a background color in RGBA format. Diversify India’s HWB to CMYK converter will mix these foreground and background colors to get the resultant CMYK color.

HWB color parameters are hue, whiteness, blackness, and alpha. The output CMYK parameters are Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

What is HWB?

HWB stands for Hue, Whiteness, and Blackness. This color model is used in web design and graphics to define colors based on hue (angle on the color wheel), the amount of white (whiteness), and the amount of black (blackness). The hue ranges from 0 to 360, while whiteness and blackness are percentages from 0% to 100%.

What is CMYK?

In CMYK, C is Cyan, M is Magenta, Y is Yellow, and K is Key (Black). This color model is utilized in printing and describes colors by the percentage of four ink colors. Each value ranges from 0% to 100%.

Why Convert HWB to CMYK?

Converting HWB to CMYK is crucial for ensuring that colors designed in the HWB color model, which is often used for ease of adjusting white and black components, can be accurately reproduced in printing, where the CMYK model is standard. This conversion helps maintain the intended color appearance in printed materials.

How to Convert HWB to CMYK

To convert HWB to CMYK, you need to transform the hue, whiteness, and blackness values to their equivalent RGB values (refer to our HWB to RGB article), then convert these RGB values to CMYK values (refer to our RGB to CMYK article).

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