chromary

≈ Crimson

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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.

support≈ Faded Rose#B36774
neutral≈ Lilac#D49EA6
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ CrimsonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Crimson #821439.chromary

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.

How It Reads#8F2E46 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.

Milk on #8F2E46#8F2E46Set in Milk on #8F2E46, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 7.1:1
#8F2E46 on Milk#8F2E46Set in #8F2E46 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 79 · 7.1:1
Aqua on #8F2E46#8F2E46Set in Aqua on #8F2E46, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 6.3:1
#8F2E46 on Aqua#8F2E46Set in #8F2E46 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 6.3:1
Candy on #8F2E46#8F2E46Set in Candy on #8F2E46, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.9:1
#8F2E46 on Candy#8F2E46Set in #8F2E46 on Candy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.9:1

For every eye: Milk on #8F2E46

#8F2E46
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8F2E46
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8F2E46
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8F2E46
No color (achromatopsia)