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#8271BC 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.
Club Soda on #8271BC#8271BCSet in Club Soda on #8271BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 63 · 3.6:1Electric Lemon on #8271BC#8271BCSet in Electric Lemon on #8271BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 63 · 3.6:1#8271BC on Club Soda#8271BCSet in #8271BC on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.6:1#8271BC on Electric Lemon#8271BCSet in #8271BC on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.6:1Lilac Pop on #8271BC#8271BCDisplay sizesLc 42 · 2.6:1#8271BC on Lilac Pop#8271BCDisplay sizesLc 39 · 2.6:1
For every eye: Club Soda on #8271BC
#8271BCRed-blind (protanopia)#8271BCGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#8271BCBlue-blind (tritanopia)#8271BCNo color (achromatopsia)