chromary

Royal≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportNeon BlueCH 0438 · #6B97F6
neutralIce CobaltCH 0444 · #A9C9FF
nightInkCH 0003 · #0A0F1A
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #EBF2FF
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberRoyal≈Named after Royal #4169E1, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0073Royal
CH 0432Bright Azure

Official opposites

CH 0216Clementine
CH 0215Gingerbread

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; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaClub Soda on RoyalLc 72 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.7 : 1
AaRoyal on Club SodaLc 68 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.7 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on RoyalLc 28 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.6 : 1
AaRoyal on InkLc 25 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.6 : 1

Harmonies

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