On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Godfrey's correct here. The reason that sRGB seems to be obeyed is because the native space for most applications that don't obey ICM profiles is quite close to sRGB (Which is in fact why it was created), so they'll usually be close to correct.
By "native space" you really mean that most apps/systems completely ignore the whole concept of colour management, and sRGB just happens to correspond quite well with CRT monitors (by design, not coincidence).
As far as web graphics are concerned, it's all academic until every monitor in the world is regularly calibrated & profiled.
- Dave
