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Color matching is not guaranteed no matter what combination of scanner, monitor, printer you have. You have to calibrate your system to get anywhere close to color fidelity. You will need to generate .icc profiles for printers monitors and scanners. These profiles basically tell software how the device interprets colors so that software can make corrections where necessary to ensure consistency. On a Mac this is made somewhat easier as display calibration is built into the OS so color is consistent across all applications. On the PC you have to use some kind of third party program to allow you to alter the way color is displayed.
The simplest system I've seen to calibrate the imaging chain is Monaco EZ Color. This software simply walks you through setting up your profiles. If you have good light you can't go wrong.
I work as an architectural illustrator and I have found color matching can be a nightmare particularly when working in a mixed Mac and Windows environment.
- Good luck.
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