How to "normalize" the color of my PC screen so it is not so "blue"?

[winterwonderland]

I have a new monitor that i've setup, but the color of the screen is very unnatural and rather "blue"... I've tried to fiddle with the screen settings on the screen, but it didn't help. What setting is it that i must adjust/fix in order to get the color of the screen to somewhat match the screen above?

 

[robot zombie]

Look for color balance on your monitor or graphics card control panel. Sometimes also called white balance. Both Nvidia and AMD cards allow you to set it from thier little settings applets, accessed via the taskbar.

 

[Bill_Bright]

There are many calibration tutorials on line. Give them a try. If you cannot get it right, you may need to return the monitor as faulty.

But understand, human eyes make very bad monitor (or TV) calibrators. This is why color calibration charts to compare what is with what should be are better. And using an actual tool is best. Without those it is recommended you display various human faces then calibrate so they look "natural" and not too trumpish - err... I mean orange or too green, blue, etc.

 

[AsRock]

If the above don't help, could you try turning the monitor on and then turn the PC on.

Looks so much like the issue i have if i turn on my TV after my A/V and yes i understand that your not using a A/V but that looks 100% the same. Mine is due to a box i use to plug 3 HDMI devices in so it only uses one TV input.

So if i turn the A/V on 1st this is what i see, some A/V's do this and some don't

So i turn on the TV first to get around this, so thinking if the same kinda issue by making the monitor turn fully on ( not standby ) if the problem goes away.

But hopefully it's ust the settings on the monitor ande should just reset to defaults to see if it's better

 

[Voluman]

Or you can try to find an *.icc profile for your displaymodel.

 

[dorsetknob]

Or you can try to find an *.icc profile for your displaymodel.

ICC Profiles and Monitor Calibration Settings Database - TFTCentral

ICC Profiles and monitor calibration settings database to help you set up and calibrate your monitor for improved performance and colours

www.tftcentral.co.uk

 

[Vayra86]

I have a new monitor that i've setup, but the color of the screen is very unnatural and rather "blue"... I've tried to fiddle with the screen settings on the screen, but it didn't help. What setting is it that i must adjust/fix in order to get the color of the screen to somewhat match the screen above?

People have suggested .icc profiles but if you do not have a neutral 2.2 Gamma curve and neutral RGB calibrated to begin with, that won't fly. Color errors will still be there. ICC profiles are the final touch really. I'd also refrain from setting the color balance on your GPU, because then its not tied to the monitor, and you will lose some accuracy in the process (monitor will still twist the balance). The GPU should send a neutral RGB signal.

What model display do you have?

You can try to find a review that includes simple calibration settings @ www.tftcentral.co.uk

Use the R/G/B color settings to nudge the color temperature in the right direction. You're right it's way too blue. The ideal color temp is 6500K. Some monitors offer that color temp setting in that format as well, under the hood all that really does is the same adjustment of R/G/B intensity values.

Alternatively you can do it yourself by simply looking at the picture until you like it / it matches your other monitor. Usually, this means Red = 100% / Blue = - 5 ~ 10% / Green = - 2 ~ 5% values.

Another option if you want to have the color temperature of the monitor adjusted by time of day, you can set your location/coordinates and the monitor will be blueish during the day and turn warmer in the evening, your biological clock will like you better that way, too:

f.lux

Software to warm up your computer display at night, to match your indoor lighting.

justgetflux.com

or (pardon the Dutch) Windows has a similar feature these days:

 

[winterwonderland]

Odd... I cannot find anything about color balance/white balance in my Nvidia settings. The same about the screens display. I have AOC 2461F.

Where can it be..?

I tried looking for the screen in ICC, but couldn't find it there either...
This is what my Nvidia settings show, btw

 

[Vayra86]

Odd... I cannot find anything about color balance/white balance in my Nvidia settings. The same about the screens display. I have AOC 2461F.

Where can it be..?

I tried looking for the screen in ICC, but couldn't find it there either...
This is what my Nvidia settings show, btw
View attachment 133225

You should definitely not use those settings. Set everything to default and use the monitor controls first. Thén, if you can't get it right, tiny adjustments on NVCP can be done. That mostly relates to the gamma curve, you can set it very precisely here. (but should begin at 1.00)

Digital Vibrance first and foremost should be at default, because it oversaturates colors and causes you to crush colors in the process. All you'd want is to reduce the blue, not increase the rest.

Here's another website to see if you have the right gamma curve and color balance:

LCD monitor test images

www.lagom.nl

 

[sneekypeet]

As bill stated, the best way to go is with a calibration tool. His solution is more affordable, but I only have experience with another version.

Amazon.com : Datacolor SpyderX Pro - Monitor Calibration Designed for Serious Photographers and Designers SXP100 : Gateway

Amazon.com : Datacolor SpyderX Pro - Monitor Calibration Designed for Serious Photographers and Designers SXP100 : Gateway

www.amazon.com

All I can say is it might be some of the best tech I have ever bought in all my time of using a PC. While I needed it for photo editing, where my blacks looked blue, and there was an overall blue haze as well, using something like these is a sure way to fix your issue. Also, lighting wears in the back lighting over time, and having the tool allows you to re-calibrate as time goes on, which is a must for me. Also, you can go through the house and do all of your monitors, and you could even charge a few dollars for friends/family to do theirs, helping to offset the cost of the device

Vayra is on the right path with his information as well, as the software that ships with the Spyder says to set things to default, and it takes care of all the adjusting, then delivers an ICC file to select for use.

 

[Vayra86]

As bill stated, the best way to go is with a calibration tool. His solution is more affordable, but I only have experience with another version.

Amazon.com : Datacolor SpyderX Pro - Monitor Calibration Designed for Serious Photographers and Designers SXP100 : Gateway

Amazon.com : Datacolor SpyderX Pro - Monitor Calibration Designed for Serious Photographers and Designers SXP100 : Gateway

www.amazon.com

All I can say is it might be some of the best tech I have ever bought in all my time of using a PC. While I needed it for photo editing, where my blacks looked blue, and there was an overall blue haze as well, using something like these is a sure way to fix your issue. Also, lighting wears in the back lighting over time, and having the tool allows you to re-calibrate as time goes on, which is a must for me. Also, you can go through the house and do all of your monitors, and you could even charge a few dollars for friends/family to do theirs, helping to offset the cost of the device

Vayra is on the right path with his information as well, as the software that ships with the Spyder says to set things to default, and it takes care of all the adjusting, then delivers an ICC file to select for use.

Yeah my approach is just the amateur version of calibration with no tools Yours is the way for professional (color critical) work.

 

[winterwonderland]

That's all dandy and good, but there isn't a way i can change color/white balance on my monitor then, huh? To put it saimply, i do not intend nor have the budget to buy a calibration tool only to fix screen color. sorry. All i just wanna do is to change the color/white balance, but i guess that's nowhere to be found...

 

[potato580+]

set to native resolution, this blue colour happend when i used tv as monitor, but it will gone when you set native tv resolution can handling

 

[sneekypeet]

Yeah my approach is just the amateur version of calibration with no tools Yours is the way for professional (color critical) work.

After using the "pro tool" versus trying profiles and such, I found this is so much easier. Literally ran through the house and did it to anything connected to a PC. I was all about saving the money for quite a while, until the last TV hit the main PC and I ran into issues. To me, something like this is a tool anyone can appreciate. At first it may seem like overkill, but I like that I can tell the software to hit me up in 1, 3, or 6 months time, reminding me its time to spend a whole five minutes of my life to ensure I am back to the best look my screen can do, without all the hassles of trial and error. Not saying it cannot be done without the tool, just that having the tool does so much more.

@minstreless sorry your budget does not allow for something like this, but I will say it is worth it to me, not just because the one PC is used for photo editing, but all my screens now look so much better than what I got tinkering with the built in settings. Also keep in mind, you may use the tool only a couple of times per year, which then has the potential to be used for a long time to come.

 

[Vario]

Check if you have an sRGB mode, might look better.

 

[Vayra86]

That's all dandy and good, but there isn't a way i can change color/white balance on my monitor then, huh? To put it saimply, i do not intend nor have the budget to buy a calibration tool only to fix screen color. sorry. All i just wanna do is to change the color/white balance, but i guess that's nowhere to be found...

Does your monitor not have an OSD, buttons to change settings? Even the cheapest most crappy ones can adjust RGB.

@sneekypeet yeah I might get me one someday...!

 

[sneekypeet]

@sneekypeet yeah I might get me one someday...!

I said that for years, and once I had it in hand and ran the software, I was thinking to myself, why have I been nut-punting myself all this time?

 

[winterwonderland]

set to native resolution, this blue colour happend when i used tv as monitor, but it will gone when you set native tv resolution can handling

where do i set to native resolution?

as you can see, i have a tv that i am using as a monitor, but that works fine and good. it's the AOC 2461F monitor that is all blue and not good...

Check if you have an sRGB mode, might look better.

it did have it, but it didn't help, unfortunately. :/

Does your monitor not have an OSD, buttons to change settings? Even the cheapest most crappy ones can adjust RGB.

@sneekypeet yeah I might get me one someday...!

yes, i have gone through them all. nothing that says white balance or color balance. my monitor is an AOC 2461F.

i cannot believe that it's this difficult to change white balance / color balance on the damn screen...

 

[Vario]

where do i set to native resolution?

as you can see, i have a tv that i am using as a monitor, but that works fine and good. it's the AOC 2461F monitor that is all blue and not good...



it did have it, but it didn't help, unfortunately. :/



yes, i have gone through them all. nothing that says white balance or color balance. my monitor is an AOC 2461F.

i cannot believe that it's this difficult to change white balance / color balance on the damn screen...

Videocard control panel can change color balance as well.

edit: Also I think Nvidia control panel default for digital vibrance is 50%. Default Gamma is 1.0 and the default Brightness and the default contrasts are 50%. I see in your above post those are altered to different values.

Check the Red, Green, and Blue color channels in the 'Adjust Desktop Color Settings" to see if any of them have been altered. Hue should be 0 degrees.

 

[Vayra86]

where do i set to native resolution?

as you can see, i have a tv that i am using as a monitor, but that works fine and good. it's the AOC 2461F monitor that is all blue and not good...



it did have it, but it didn't help, unfortunately. :/



yes, i have gone through them all. nothing that says white balance or color balance. my monitor is an AOC 2461F.

i cannot believe that it's this difficult to change white balance / color balance on the damn screen...

I never said to look for white balance... just color settings...

Surely you have it...

https://aoc-pim.s3.amazonaws.com/Public/AOC/Product%20Data%20and%20Pictures/61ID/E2461FWH/Manual/E2461FWH_English.pdf

Page 22 > Color Setup > User > Adjust RGB values. I reckon your current setting is 'cool'. You can also try out sRGB, it might do the trick. See you already found the right place

 

[potato580+]

window display, scroll and pick native resolution, it will automaticlly detect any native tv/monitor res
example before anda after

simple way to fix this problem
anyway i found that if you using good quality hdmi cable, we wont face troubleshot like this, those above picture is tested with standard vga dsub cable

 

[winterwonderland]

I have the same OSD as in this video:

I have currently set it to sRGB.

I tried to "default" everything in my Nvidia. no use.

 

[Vayra86]

I have the same OSD as in this video:

I have currently set it to sRGB.

I tried to "default" everything in my Nvidia. no use.

Well, then set it to User like I told you and start adjusting it by hand... Am I talking French or what do you not understand about this? I've linked the manual for you as well and the page to look at for instructions...

Set everything else (GPU, Windows settings) to default. Adjust RGB values by hand. Test the image on the LCD Test images site I linked. Done.

To clarify even further:

THIS

 

[winterwonderland]

Well, then set it to User like I told you and start adjusting it by hand... Am I talking French or what do you not understand about this? I've linked the manual for you as well and the page to look at for instructions...

Set everything else (GPU, Windows settings) to default. Adjust RGB values by hand. Test the image on the LCD Test images site I linked. Done.

To clarify even further:

THIS

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Pardon, but you're speaking english well and understandable.

I guess i can just throw this screen to the trash.

Tried fiddling with it, but nah... the "blueness" is still there, whatever i do... Never been this annoyed by a device before.

 

[Vayra86]

Pardon, but you're speaking english well and understandable.

I guess i can just throw this screen to the trash.

Tried fiddling with it, but nah... the "blueness" is still there, whatever i do... Never been this annoyed by a device before.

Apologies for my noticeably being annoyed If you can't get the balance right with a serious reduction of the Blue under that setting, then yes, that is one utterly crappy panel. Its also pretty old isn't it? Might just be past due date... If monitors turn into a single hue, its usually a sign they're goners.

If you really do need the monitor, what you can do is turn the brightness up a notch and move that Blue slider even further down, while pushing red and green further up. Usually a brighter backlight can reduce the problem (backlights go bad over time, and RGB subpixels can also go bad in varying order), but not completely fix it. Either way any sort of color accuracy is out the window for you.