chromary

≈ Cobalt

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportWorkwearCH 0111 · #3B5B92
neutral≈ Petrol#005B85
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ CobaltAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cobalt #0047AB.chromary

Named neighbors

CobaltCH 0072
Deep RoyalCH 0426

Named opposites

Burnt CaramelCH 0126
WalnutCH 0094

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaClub Soda on ≈ CobaltLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Cobalt on Club SodaLc 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaInk on ≈ CobaltLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Cobalt on InkLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails

HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

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