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Windows Color System

Color management technologies in Windows help users to consistently reproduce color across scanners, cameras, displays, printers, and applications. Windows Image Color Management (ICM) 2.0 is the API that applications use to take advantage of color management capabilities in Windows. Windows supports using color profiles that comply with ICC.1:1998-09 File Format for Color Profiles to support flexible, state-of-the-art color control.

sRGB Color Space Profile. sRGB is the default color space in Windows, based on the IEC 61966-2-1 standard. An sRGB-compliant device does not have to provide a profile or other support for color management to work well.

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