chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Hydrangea#768FC4
neutral≈ Lilac Bloom#798EC4
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ PeriwinkleAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Periwinkle #75A3D0.chromary

Named neighbors

LucienneToits de ParisCH 0610
PeriwinkleCH 0435

Named opposites

MangoCH 0184
PeanutCH 0219

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#5B97BD 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 #5B97BD#5B97BDSet in Club Soda on #5B97BD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#5B97BD on Club Soda#5B97BDSet in #5B97BD on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #5B97BD#5B97BD
Display sizesLc 44 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
#5B97BD on Ink#5B97BD
Display sizesLc 42 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
Neon Aqua on #5B97BD#5B97BD
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Deep Sea on #5B97BD#5B97BD
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Club Soda on #5B97BD

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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)