chromary

≈ Y2K Chrome

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
accentElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Y2K ChromeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Y2K Chrome #B3BCC9.chromary

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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#9AB9E9 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.

Ink on #9AB9E9#9AB9E9Set in Ink on #9AB9E9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.8:1
#9AB9E9 on Ink#9AB9E9Set in #9AB9E9 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.8:1
Navy on #9AB9E9#9AB9E9Set in Navy on #9AB9E9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 7.2:1
#9AB9E9 on Navy#9AB9E9Set in #9AB9E9 on Navy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 60 · 7.2:1
#9AB9E9 on Gunmetal#9AB9E9Set in #9AB9E9 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.6:1
Gunmetal on #9AB9E9#9AB9E9Set in Gunmetal on #9AB9E9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.6:1

For every eye: Ink on #9AB9E9

#9AB9E9
Red-blind (protanopia)
#9AB9E9
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#9AB9E9
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#9AB9E9
No color (achromatopsia)