chromary

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

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≈ Periwinkle#87B6E1
neutral≈ Hydrangea#95B1E4
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SkyAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sky #87CEEB.chromary

Color Values

Exact from the hex. Tap any value to copy it.

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#7BBADB 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 #7BBADB#7BBADBSet in Charcoal on #7BBADB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#7BBADB on Charcoal#7BBADBSet in #7BBADB on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#7BBADB on Deep Sea#7BBADBSet in #7BBADB on Deep Sea, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
#7BBADB on Gunmetal#7BBADBSet in #7BBADB on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
Deep Sea on #7BBADB#7BBADBSet in Deep Sea on #7BBADB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #7BBADB#7BBADBSet in Gunmetal on #7BBADB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #7BBADB

#7BBADB
Red-blind (protanopia)
#7BBADB
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#7BBADB
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#7BBADB
No color (achromatopsia)