chromary
Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

support≈ Ultramarine#5923EF
accentRoseCH 0022 · #F33A6A
neutralLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperVaporCH 0373 · #DDF0ED
claim its number≈ IronAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Iron #383838.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#263B3A 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.

Vapor on #263B3A#263B3ASet in Vapor on #263B3A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 10.0:1 WCAG AAA
#263B3A on Vapor#263B3ASet in #263B3A on Vapor, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 10.0:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #263B3A#263B3ASet in Feather on #263B3A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#263B3A on Feather#263B3ASet in #263B3A on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
Y2K Chrome on #263B3A#263B3ASet in Y2K Chrome on #263B3A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
#263B3A on Y2K Chrome#263B3ASet in #263B3A on Y2K Chrome, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Vapor on #263B3AThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Vapor still stands clearly off #263B3A in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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