chromary

≈ Cyan BlueText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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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.

support≈ Blue Check#4894D1
neutral≈ Neon Blue#638DD6
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Cyan BlueAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cyan Blue #31ABE0.chromary

Named neighbors

Cyan BlueCH 0402
Blue CheckCH 0605

Named opposites

OchreCH 0047
CaramelCH 0097

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.

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How It Reads#269AC8 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 #269AC8#269AC8Set in Club Soda on #269AC8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#269AC8 on Club Soda#269AC8Set in #269AC8 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #269AC8#269AC8
Display sizesLc 44 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#269AC8 on Charcoal#269AC8
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
Deep Sea on #269AC8#269AC8
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Gunmetal on #269AC8#269AC8
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Club Soda on #269AC8

#269AC8
Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#269AC8
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#269AC8
No color (achromatopsia)