chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportPeriwinkleCH 0435 · #75A3D0
neutralPeriwinkle BlueCH 0400 · #70A7C3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ HydrangeaAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Hydrangea #849FD0.chromary

Named neighbors

HydrangeaCH 0436
Lilac BloomCH 0471

Named opposites

SandCH 0099
CamelCH 0098

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#95ABDE 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.

Ink on #95ABDE#95ABDESet in Ink on #95ABDE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#95ABDE on Ink#95ABDESet in #95ABDE on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
Navy on #95ABDE#95ABDESet in Navy on #95ABDE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
#95ABDE on Navy#95ABDESet in #95ABDE on Navy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
#95ABDE on Gunmetal#95ABDESet in #95ABDE on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #95ABDE#95ABDESet in Gunmetal on #95ABDE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #95ABDE

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