X-Rite Adds Six Color Libraries to its PantoneLIVE Solution

X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone LLC, announces the expansion of its PantoneLIVE™ cloud-based solution for digitally communicating color with the addition of six new color libraries for gravure printing. The company also released PantoneLIVE Visualizer, a new software tool that helps graphic designers, brands and print suppliers better compare, evaluate and visualize colors across multiple substrates and printing technologies.

“PantoneLIVE was created to help share accurate and achievable colors across a package printing supply chain,” says Adrián Fernández, vice president, PantoneLIVE, X‑Rite. “In partnership with our customers, we are continuously evolving the platform to support a wide range of packaging applications and help designers easily visualize on-screen how color palettes will appear in production. PantoneLIVE now offers over 50,000 Pantone color choices and supports 80% of packaging applications. By increasing the depth and scope of PantoneLIVE, designers and brands are able speed up the entire packaging design process and get products to market on average four times faster.”