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#5E438A 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.
Citron on #5E438A#5E438ASet in Citron on #5E438A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 82 · 6.9:1 WCAG AAClub Soda on #5E438A#5E438ASet in Club Soda on #5E438A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 81 · 6.8:1 WCAG AA#5E438A on Citron#5E438ASet in #5E438A on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 78 · 6.9:1 WCAG AA#5E438A on Club Soda#5E438ASet in #5E438A on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 77 · 6.8:1 WCAG AADust on #5E438A#5E438ASet in Dust on #5E438A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 55 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA#5E438A on Dust#5E438ASet in #5E438A on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 53 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
For every eye: Citron on #5E438A
#5E438ARed-blind (protanopia)#5E438AGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#5E438ABlue-blind (tritanopia)#5E438ANo color (achromatopsia)