chromary

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

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accent≈ Vermilion#F85023
support≈ Grapefruit#BD8070
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Light SkyAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Light Sky #71A8B9.chromary

Named neighbors

Light SkyCH 0399
LagoonCH 0065

Named opposites

GrapefruitCH 0183
StrawberryCH 0148

Color Values

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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.

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How It Reads#529EB0 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.

Club Soda on #529EB0#529EB0Set in Club Soda on #529EB0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Acid on #529EB0#529EB0Set in Acid on #529EB0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#529EB0 on Club Soda#529EB0Set in #529EB0 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #529EB0#529EB0Set in Charcoal on #529EB0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
#529EB0 on Acid#529EB0Set in #529EB0 on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#529EB0 on Charcoal#529EB0
Display sizesLc 43 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #529EB0

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)