Profiles

Create your art with Color Profiles designed to achieve the best results on screen or in print. Choose from our sRGB, P3 Wide Color, or CMYK options, or import your own custom color profiles.

Color Profiles

Screens and printers manage color differently. Using our color profiles, you can create artworks that will shine in either format.

Accessing Color Profiles

Access Color Profiles when creating a Custom Canvas.

In the Procreate Gallery, tap the + icon in the top right to bring up the New Canvas menu, then tap the rectangle-with-plus icon in the top right to enter the Custom Canvas interface.

Pre-loaded Color Profiles

Procreate comes pre-loaded with three standard color profiles.

You can choose these when creating a custom canvas.

For screen artwork, we offer two RGB profiles. Choose between Display P3 on compatible devices, or industry-standard sRGB.

For print artwork, we offer a generic CMYK profile.

RGB vs CMYK

Digital art is usually created to suit either screens or printers.

RGB is best for artwork created to be viewed on screens, as it manages color the same way screens do: by seeing each color as a unique combination of red, green, and blue.

CMYK is the best option for artwork destined for print. This sees each color as a mix of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, matching the four ink colors used by most commercial printers.

By choosing the color space best suited to your artwork destination, you will get the most vivid and accurate colors possible.

Import Color Profiles

You can download custom color profiles, or create your own.

Tap Import to add these to Procreate.