chromary

Slate≈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.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7B28F3
SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F72A3F
SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F1FB40

Tertiary

TertiaryMineralCH 0355 · #687C7E
TertiarySeasideCH 0362 · #91A3A4
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #BCCBCC
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #203335

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #021314
NeutralAbyssCH 0344 · #1B2324
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #879192
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #ACB7B7
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E3F6F8
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chromaryclaim its numberSlate≈Named after Slate #4D4D4D, 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

AaClub Soda on SlateLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.8 : 1
AaSlate on Club SodaLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.8 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on SlateLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1
AaSlate on CharcoalLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1

Harmonies