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#5699C0 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.
Club Soda on #5699C0#5699C0Set in Club Soda on #5699C0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1#5699C0 on Club Soda#5699C0Set in #5699C0 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1Ink on #5699C0#5699C0Set in Ink on #5699C0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 46 · 6.3:1#5699C0 on Ink#5699C0Display sizesLc 43 · 6.3:1Navy on #5699C0#5699C0Display sizesLc 41 · 4.6:1#5699C0 on Navy#5699C0Display sizesLc 40 · 4.6:1
For every eye: Club Soda on #5699C0
#5699C0Red-blind (protanopia)#5699C0Green-blind (deuteranopia)#5699C0Blue-blind (tritanopia)#5699C0No color (achromatopsia)