Laser Printer M553 Magenta and Yellow not 100% pure

Aug 19, 2018
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When looking at 100% Magenta with a loupe, I can see black mixed in. Similarly for 100% Yellow, there is some Magenta mixed in. This is for documents printed from the computer.

When I print the printer diagnsotic page however, the Magenta and Yellow are 100% pure.

I suspect the issue is with how the computer communicates with the printer. Interestingly the Cyan is pure when printed from the computer, just not the yellow or magenta. This is the same regardless of Mac or Windows.

What could be the cause of this? The yellow is not so much an issue but the Magenta looks quite muddied.

This is with a HP LaserJet M553
 
Aug 19, 2018
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I downloaded a different color profile where the Magenta is now pure. Unfortunately the Cyan and Yellow are now not pure but not to the extent that the Magenta was.

So it seems to be an issue with having properly calibrated color profiles.