chromary

≈ SlateText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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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

Secondary≈ Electric Violet#6827F3
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F33A6A
SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F

Tertiary

TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #737479
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9A9A9A
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2B2B2E

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #333C45
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #636363
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ SlateAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Slate #4D4D4D.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaMilk on ≈ SlateLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Slate on MilkLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ≈ SlateLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Slate on CharcoalLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails

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.