chromary
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.

accentTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
supportGolden HourCH 0586 · #E89B35
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SkyAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sky #87CEEB.chromary

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.

How It Reads#53C2FE 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.

Ink on #53C2FE#53C2FESet in Ink on #53C2FE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.8:1 WCAG AAA
#53C2FE on Ink#53C2FESet in #53C2FE on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.8:1 WCAG AAA
#53C2FE on Deep Sea#53C2FESet in #53C2FE on Deep Sea, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#53C2FE on Gunmetal#53C2FESet in #53C2FE on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Deep Sea on #53C2FE#53C2FESet in Deep Sea on #53C2FE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #53C2FE#53C2FESet in Gunmetal on #53C2FE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #53C2FE

#53C2FE
Red-blind (protanopia)
#53C2FE
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#53C2FE
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#53C2FE
No color (achromatopsia)