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#458DAB 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.
Lemon on #458DAB#458DABSet in Lemon on #458DAB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA largeClub Soda on #458DAB#458DABSet in Club Soda on #458DAB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#458DAB on Lemon#458DABSet in #458DAB on Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#458DAB on Club Soda#458DABSet in #458DAB on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA largeBaby Sky on #458DAB#458DABDisplay sizesLc 39 · 2.3:1 fails WCAGCharcoal on #458DAB#458DABDisplay sizesLc 38 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA
For every eye: Lemon on #458DAB
#458DABRed-blind (protanopia)#458DABGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#458DABBlue-blind (tritanopia)#458DABNo color (achromatopsia)