: Color Profile Proof - Deep Blacks with simulated paper color? I am not entirely new to graphics design in general, but this is the first time I will send my work off to a professional printing

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I am not entirely new to graphics design in general, but this is the first time I will send my work off to a professional printing business working with the following details:


FOGRA39 (ISO Coated v2)
Ink coverage limits of 300% (theoritical limit 330%)


Enabling color proofing in Adobe InDesign with simulated paper color on the mentioned profile, the deepest black I can achieve is this black: 78,68,58,94, giving me a coverage of 298%. However, my color proofing (softproof) looks very "flat", more like a medium grey color.

My monitor is not specifically for graphic design, so how do I check whether my final print (from the offset printers) will look?

Is it possible that paper color simulation is inaccurate, and the softproof is lighter than the actual print?

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