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#989EA3 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 #989EA3#989EA3Set in Charcoal on #989EA3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 50 · 6.9:1 WCAG AAMilk on #989EA3#989EA3Set in Milk on #989EA3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG#989EA3 on Charcoal#989EA3Set in #989EA3 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 48 · 6.9:1 WCAG AAGraphite on #989EA3#989EA3Set in Graphite on #989EA3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 46 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA#989EA3 on Graphite#989EA3Set in #989EA3 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 45 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA#989EA3 on Milk#989EA3Display sizesLc 44 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
For every eye: Charcoal on #989EA3
#989EA3Red-blind (protanopia)#989EA3Green-blind (deuteranopia)#989EA3Blue-blind (tritanopia)#989EA3No color (achromatopsia)