chromary

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

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentTangerineCH 0030 · #F68629
supportGorpCH 0603 · #EF8F4A
nightInkCH 0003 · #041119
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E6F4FE
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chromaryclaim its numberCyan Blue≈Named after Cyan Blue #31ABE0, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0402Cyan Blue
CH 0437Electric Blue

Official opposites

CH 0583Modchip Orange
CH 0603Gorp

Color Values

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Full list

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

AaInk on Cyan BlueLc 59 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.5 : 1
AaCyan Blue on InkLc 58 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.5 : 1

Avoid

AaClub Soda on Cyan BlueLc 40 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1
AaCyan Blue on Club SodaLc 36 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1

Harmonies

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