Why does Photoshop look dull on one monitor when my images match on all three screens?
Asked 1/22/2020
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I use a laptop plus two Dell monitors. My photos appear to match across all three displays when viewing or opening files, and exported output looks correct. But when I move the Photoshop window to one of the Dell monitors, the Photoshop workspace looks noticeably dull and off-color. On the laptop and the other Dell, Photoshop looks normal. Why would the problem only show up in Photoshop on one monitor, and how can I fix it?
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Photography Stack Exchange contributor
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Sounds like a bad/broken profile is being used for the third monitor...
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This usually points to a monitor color-profile issue rather than a problem with your image files. Photoshop is color-managed, so it relies heavily on the ICC/display profile assigned to each monitor. If one display has a bad, corrupt, or inappropriate profile, Photoshop can look wrong on that screen even when the images seem fine elsewhere.
What to do:
- Check which color profile is assigned to the affected monitor.
- Try resetting it to a standard/default profile temporarily to test.
- Recalibrate that monitor if possible.
- Use a hardware monitor calibration tool for the most reliable match across displays.
In multi-monitor setups, it’s also common to choose one best-calibrated display as the main editing screen.
So the key fix is to inspect and correct the color management/profile for that specific monitor.
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