In contrast, display devices generally use a different color model called RGB, which stands for Red-Green-Blue. One of the most difficult aspects of desktop publishing in color is color matching -- properly converting the RGB colors into CMYK colors so that what gets printed looks the same as what appears on the monitor.

Also see The Science of Color in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia.

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CMYK, RGB, and HGB color models
An explanation of CMYK, RGB, and HGB color models.

Converting RGB to CMYK
This page gives a detailed technical explanation on how to convert RGB images to the CMYK color system for printing.