chromary

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

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportRoseCH 0022 · #F72B6B
accentHoneyCH 0044 · #FAA62F
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #071114
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E6F5FA
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chromaryclaim its numberSlate Blue≈Named after Slate Blue #3F4A4D, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0385Slate Blue
CH 0386Steel

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 Slate BlueLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1
AaSlate Blue on Club SodaLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on Slate BlueLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaSlate Blue on CharcoalLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies

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