In Monday’s tutorial I mislabeled Fuchsia. On the right side of the chart I called it Magenta. Thank you to Judy Reese in Washington for raising her virtual hand to ask the obvious question. Where do I find Premo Magenta? Ah. There is no such thing as Premo Magenta – just lots of confusion because I used the words Fuchsia and Magenta interchangeably.
Wrong or mixed colors in prints with HP 932, 933, 950, 951-959, or 962-969 ink cartridges
Follow these instructions when colors appear through black print or when colors are wrong or mix into each other.
This document applies only to HP OfficeJet 6100, 6600, 6700, 7110, 7510, 7610, and OfficeJet Pro 251, 276, 7720, 7740, 8100, 8210, 8600, 8610, 8620, 8630, 8710, 8720, 8730, 8740, 9010, and 9020 printers.
Examples of color print problems
Print a Print Quality Report
Print a Print Quality Report, and then evaluate the results.
Load plain white paper, and then select your printer to see how to print a Print Quality Diagnostic page.
OfficeJet 6100, 7110, OfficeJet Pro 8100
Print a print quality report.
On the printer control panel, press and hold the Power () button.
Press the Cancel () button seven times.
Press the Resume () button twice.
Release the Power () button. The page prints.
OfficeJet 6600, 6700, 7510, 7610, OfficeJet Pro 251, 276
Print a print quality report.
On the printer control panel, touch the Right Arrow to display additional options.
Touch Setup , touch the Down Arrow , and then touch Reports .
Touch Print Quality Report . The page prints.
OfficeJet Pro 8210, 8600/10/20/30
Print a print quality report.
On the printer control panel, touch Setup .
Touch Print Reports .
Touch Print Quality Report .
OfficeJet Pro 7720, 7740, 8710/20/30/40, 9010/20
Print a print quality report.
On the printer control panel, swipe down.
Touch Setup .
Swipe up.
Touch Reports .
Touch Print Quality Report .
Incorrect colors on the Print Quality Report indicate a problem with the print system.
If there are clearly printed black, cyan (blue), magenta, and yellow blocks in Test Pattern 2 on the Print Quality Report, then the print system is working properly. There is no reason to continue to printhead cleaning.
Example of a good test pattern 2
If you see mixed, streaked, or missing colors, there is a problem with the print system. Note which block shows the problem.
Example of a color issue: cyan (blue) block is missing and magenta block is mostly cyan. Cyan and magenta show problems.
Example of a color issue: cyan (blue) block is only partially printed. Cyan shows problems.
Example of a color issue: yellow block is only partially printed. Yellow shows problems.
Example of a color issue: cyan (blue) is mixed with magenta, magenta is missing, and yellow block shows magenta. Cyan, magenta, and yellow show problems.
Clean the printhead
If you see problems on Test Pattern 2, clean the printhead. Repeat cleaning if color problems persist but you see improvement after the first cleaning.
Load plain white paper, and then select your printer to see how to print a Print Quality Diagnostic page.
Fuchsia and Magenta
In Monday’s tutorial I mislabeled Fuchsia. On the right side of the chart I called it Magenta. Thank you to Judy Reese in Washington for raising her virtual hand to ask the obvious question. Where do I find Premo Magenta? Ah. There is no such thing as Premo Magenta – just lots of confusion because I used the words Fuchsia and Magenta interchangeably.
This is not wrong. They are the same color. The naming history is interesting.
From a children’s storybook called “Naming Colors” by Ariane Dewey –
“The town of Magenta is in northern Italy. A very bloody battle was fought there in 1859 between the French, thier Italian allies, and the Austrians. Some French chemists had just invented a red dye. When they heard of France and Italy’s victory, they decided to name the dye Magenta after the battle.”
Before the battle the new synthetic color was called fuchsin from the flower named after the German 16th century botanist, Otto Fuchs.
Somewhere I’ve read that the earlier name, Fuchsia, was adopted by the Germans who did not want a color named after a French victory.
So Magenta is the French name and Fuchsia the German name for the same color.
The Wikapedia sites for Fuchsia and Magenta go into lots (and lots) more detail.
The main thing to remember – whether it is called Fuchsia or Magenta – it is the color that is the process primary. And its complement is . . . spectrum Green.
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Maggie Maggio (Post author) September 21, 2015 at 4:20 pm
Hi Christine – To answer your questions:
1. Cyan and Turquoise are not exactly the same color. Turquoise is close to the cyan that is the secondary color of mixing blue and green in LIGHT – this light cyan leans toward yellow. The Cobalt in Premo is closer to the primary color of cyan used in printing. This printing cyan leans toward blue and is a better color to use as the primary in mixing paints, polymer, and dyes. Some of the polymer manufacturers have a Turquoise that is called the primary but it will not mix the same as the primary cyan. Tip: Look at the colors of printing inks to see what the primaries magenta,cyan and yellow should look like for best mixing results. 2.Fuchsia and Magenta are the same color by different names. There is no way to make a magenta. It is the primary for mixing with paint, polymer, dyes etc. You can make red from magenta by adding yellow but you can’t make a magenta from a red. 3. Basically, you cannot make the magenta that is the primary color – sorry! The color called Fuchsia by Premo is a good magenta. It is still available in the stores. Have fun experimenting!
Christine Hanley September 21, 2015 at 3:42 pm
I’m trying so hard to understand from your book the lessons about Properties of Color. I have questions. I use Premo! clays 1. If Fuchsia is the same as Magenta does that mean that Turquoise the same as Cyan? 2. Are red and purple supposed to make magenta. When I mixed Cadmium Red and Purple, I got a color that looked like maroon. Again, I’m using Premo!
The same happened when I mixed Pomegranate and Purple–just a different shade of maroon. 3. What colors can I mix to make magenta if I don’t have any Fuchsia? Warning
Hi Maggie, I really love the book that you and Lindly made. Today I wanted to make the Color-Scale triangle (page 72). I am not sure wich Premo colors to use for the baseline colors, the mix from Blue to Magenta. I always used Fuchsia and Cobalt blue for mixing, but Lindly’s Yellow to Fuchsia colormix in the book (Lindly’s triangle on page 74) looks more red/pinkisch than mine. Can you please let me know if I need to mix the Fuchsia or maybe use a different color for the Magenta in the Color-Scale exercise
