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

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

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Secondary

SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #6D24F0
SecondaryPunchCH 0023 · #F62A4D
SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F9F840

Tertiary

TertiaryCyan PopCH 0366 · #00C3CA
TertiaryTealCH 0063 · #00949A
TertiaryPetrolCH 0064 · #00666B
TertiaryDeep SeaCH 0070 · #003B3F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021313
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #343D3D
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #788283
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #BCC7C7
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E3F6F7
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chromaryclaim its numberAqua≈Named after Aqua #00FFFF, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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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

AaCharcoal on AquaLc 86 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.0 : 1
AaAqua on CharcoalLc 86 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.0 : 1

Avoid

AaClub Soda on AquaLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaAqua on Club SodaLc 10 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

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