Editing Hexachrome (section)

==Purpose==
The main purpose of Hexachrome was to create a printing ink system that could depict brighter and clearer pictures by being able to produce more accurate colors.<ref name="6 colors">{{cite web|url=https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/business-source-complete|last=Reid|first=Dan|title=6 colors hits the spot|publisher=Business Source Complete (AN=18772022 not publicly available)}}</ref>  Using this system instead of the CMYK ink system also allowed for printing more accurate skin tones and pastels.<ref name=Pantone>{{cite web|title=An extreme color gamut can help|url=http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=3&ca=24&cca=6|access-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> The Hexachrome system let users print images from computer screens that were not able to be accurately duplicated before.<ref name=Pantone /> 
As well as producing more accurate color photo reproduction than previous systems, Hexachrome also increased efficiency as it was able to match many more Pantone [[spot color]]s.<ref name="6 colors" /> Designers would specify Pantone spot colors when designing logos, but many of the Pantone colors could not be produced using the CMYK color system, requiring additional passes on the press for each Pantone color, increasing printing costs. By using the Hexachrome system, a wider range of custom colors could be printed on the same pass as the color photo images.<ref name="6 colors" />