chromary

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

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

Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportLavender BlueCH 0441 · #C4DAF7
neutralChalkCH 0013 · #EBFAFF
nightInkCH 0003 · #08101A
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E9F3FF
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberHydrangea≈Named after Hydrangea #849FD0, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0436Hydrangea
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 HydrangeaLc 56 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.0 : 1
AaHydrangea on InkLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.0 : 1

Avoid

AaClub Soda on HydrangeaLc 43 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaHydrangea on Club SodaLc 39 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies

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