chromary

≈ Hydrangea

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

The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
accentElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC

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.

How It Reads#6E90CA 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 #6E90CA#6E90CASet in Club Soda on #6E90CA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#6E90CA on Club Soda#6E90CASet in #6E90CA on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #6E90CA#6E90CA
Display sizesLc 44 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
#6E90CA on Ink#6E90CA
Display sizesLc 42 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
Deep Navy on #6E90CA#6E90CA
Display sizesLc 41 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA
#6E90CA on Deep Navy#6E90CA
Display sizesLc 39 · 4.9:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #6E90CA

#6E90CA
Red-blind (protanopia)
#6E90CA
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#6E90CA
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#6E90CA
No color (achromatopsia)