chromary
Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
accentRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
neutralElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.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#A6739B 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.

Milk on #A6739B#A6739BSet in Milk on #A6739B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#A6739B on Milk#A6739BSet in #A6739B on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Ink on #A6739B#A6739B
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
Cherry Blossom on #A6739B#A6739B
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
#A6739B on Ink#A6739B
Display sizesLc 36 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#A6739B on Cherry Blossom#A6739B
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #A6739B

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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)