chromary

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

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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.

supportLilac PopCH 0480 · #CEC6FA
neutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ HyacinthAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Hyacinth #9F95D0.chromary

Named neighbors

HyacinthCH 0472
Pink OrchidCH 0507

Named opposites

Lime MossCH 0258
HoneydewCH 0291

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#AC9CEC 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 #AC9CEC#AC9CECSet in Ink on #AC9CEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#AC9CEC on Ink#AC9CECSet in #AC9CEC on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
Royal Purple on #AC9CEC#AC9CECSet in Royal Purple on #AC9CEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#AC9CEC on Royal Purple#AC9CECSet in #AC9CEC on Royal Purple, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #AC9CEC#AC9CECSet in Iron on #AC9CEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
#AC9CEC on Iron#AC9CECSet in #AC9CEC on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

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