1. A system for hi-chromatic document rendering comprising: input means adapted for receiving electronic document data defining an image, which electronic document data includes color data having values defined in a selected, multidimensional color space, the color data including luminance data and saturation data; mapping means adapted for mapping color data to a selected color component of the multidimensional color space so as to generate hi-chromatic data corresponding to a hi-chromatic representation of the image, which hi-chromatic representation includes a black component and a single significant, non-black hue component, and which hi-chromatic representation substantially maintains the luminance data and saturation data of the received electronic document data; and output means adapted for communicating generated hi-chromatic data to an associated document rendering device.