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Secondary

SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
SecondaryOliveCH 0054 · #556B2F

Tertiary

Tertiary≈ Taupe#8989B0
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B3BCC9
TertiaryTwilightCH 0457 · #414565
TertiaryRoyal PurpleCH 0454 · #231A40

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #333C45
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ WorkwearAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Workwear #3B5B92.chromary

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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#5C5B88 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.

Lemon on #5C5B88#5C5B88Set in Lemon on #5C5B88, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Club Soda on #5C5B88#5C5B88Set in Club Soda on #5C5B88, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#5C5B88 on Lemon#5C5B88Set in #5C5B88 on Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#5C5B88 on Club Soda#5C5B88Set in #5C5B88 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Feather on #5C5B88#5C5B88Set in Feather on #5C5B88, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large
#5C5B88 on Feather#5C5B88Set in #5C5B88 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Lemon on #5C5B88The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Lemon still stands clearly off #5C5B88 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#5C5B88
Red-blind (protanopia)
#5C5B88
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#5C5B88
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#5C5B88
No color (achromatopsia)