chromary

≈ LagoonText: 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#4396C8
neutral≈ Periwinkle#5B90CE
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.chromary

Named neighbors

LagoonCH 0065
Electric SkyCH 0401

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#279BBE 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 #279BBE#279BBESet in Club Soda on #279BBE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Acid on #279BBE#279BBESet in Acid on #279BBE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#279BBE on Club Soda#279BBESet in #279BBE on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#279BBE on Acid#279BBESet in #279BBE on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #279BBE#279BBE
Display sizesLc 44 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#279BBE on Charcoal#279BBE
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #279BBE

#279BBE
Red-blind (protanopia)
#279BBE
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#279BBE
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#279BBE
No color (achromatopsia)