chromary

Periwinkle Blue≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentGorpCH 0603 · #FA9B2F
supportQuiet LuxuryCH 0594 · #C6A17E
nightInkCH 0003 · #061119
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E7F4FF
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chromaryclaim its numberPeriwinkle Blue≈Named after Periwinkle Blue #70A7C3, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0400Periwinkle Blue
CH 0435Periwinkle

Official opposites

CH 0594Quiet Luxury
CH 0098Camel

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaInk on Periwinkle BlueLc 57 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1
AaPeriwinkle Blue on InkLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1

Avoid

AaClub Soda on Periwinkle BlueLc 42 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaPeriwinkle Blue on Club SodaLc 38 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies

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