chromary

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

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Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel, 120 degrees apart, at full punch.

Triad · Three, evenly spaced.

supportViolet ShockCH 0105 · #CB00F5
accentYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SilverAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Silver #A5AFBA.chromary

Named neighbors

SilverCH 0578
Lagoon MistCH 0118

Named opposites

Quiet LuxuryCH 0594
LilacCH 0088

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#86BBBD 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 #86BBBD#86BBBDSet in Charcoal on #86BBBD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#86BBBD on Charcoal#86BBBDSet in #86BBBD on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Gunmetal on #86BBBD#86BBBDSet in Gunmetal on #86BBBD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#86BBBD on Gunmetal#86BBBDSet in #86BBBD on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#86BBBD on Spruce Blue#86BBBDSet in #86BBBD on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Spruce Blue on #86BBBD#86BBBDSet in Spruce Blue on #86BBBD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #86BBBD

#86BBBD
Red-blind (protanopia)
#86BBBD
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#86BBBD
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#86BBBD
No color (achromatopsia)