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.
How It Reads#3F8CAC 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 #3F8CAC#3F8CACSet in Club Soda on #3F8CAC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#3F8CAC on Club Soda#3F8CACSet in #3F8CAC on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA largeAqua on #3F8CAC#3F8CACSet in Aqua on #3F8CAC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large#3F8CAC on Aqua#3F8CACSet in #3F8CAC on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 50 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA largeBaby Sky on #3F8CAC#3F8CACDisplay sizesLc 40 · 2.4:1 fails WCAGCharcoal on #3F8CAC#3F8CACDisplay sizesLc 38 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA
For every eye: Club Soda on #3F8CAC
#3F8CACRed-blind (protanopia)#3F8CACGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#3F8CACBlue-blind (tritanopia)#3F8CACNo color (achromatopsia)