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Aurora≈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 · #7325F3
SecondaryNasturtiumCH 0186 · #F87E28

Tertiary

TertiaryEmeraldCH 0058 · #00CB9E
TertiaryJadeCH 0059 · #009A74
TertiaryPineCH 0060 · #006A4E
TertiaryForestCH 0061 · #003E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #04130E
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #353D3A
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #7A837F
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #BDC7C3
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #E5F6F0
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chromaryclaim its numberAurora≈Named after Aurora #44EDC3, 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 AuroraLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.5 : 1
AaAurora on CharcoalLc 88 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.5 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on AuroraLc 9 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaAurora on PaperLc 7 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

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