chromary

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

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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≈ Light Sky#6BBCCD
neutral≈ Periwinkle Blue#73B8D7
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ PoolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pool #71AAAE.chromary

Named neighbors

PoolCH 0364
Lagoon MistCH 0118

Named opposites

StrawberryCH 0148
WatermelonCH 0147

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#69BEC1 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.

Charcoal on #69BEC1#69BEC1Set in Charcoal on #69BEC1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#69BEC1 on Charcoal#69BEC1Set in #69BEC1 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#69BEC1 on Gunmetal#69BEC1Set in #69BEC1 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #69BEC1#69BEC1Set in Gunmetal on #69BEC1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#69BEC1 on Spruce Blue#69BEC1Set in #69BEC1 on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Spruce Blue on #69BEC1#69BEC1Set in Spruce Blue on #69BEC1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #69BEC1

#69BEC1
Red-blind (protanopia)
#69BEC1
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#69BEC1
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#69BEC1
No color (achromatopsia)