chromary

≈ Cerulean

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

The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
accentYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ CeruleanAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cerulean #007BA7.chromary

Color Values

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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.

How It Reads#008AC2 set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Club Soda on #008AC2#008AC2Set in Club Soda on #008AC2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#008AC2 on Club Soda#008AC2Set in #008AC2 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Neon Aqua on #008AC2#008AC2
Display sizesLc 43 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#008AC2 on Neon Aqua#008AC2
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #008AC2#008AC2
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA
#008AC2 on Ink#008AC2
Display sizesLc 35 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #008AC2

#008AC2
Red-blind (protanopia)
#008AC2
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#008AC2
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#008AC2
No color (achromatopsia)