chromary

≈ Carnation

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ CarnationAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Carnation #D47BBC.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#BC6DA0 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 #BC6DA0#BC6DA0Set in Milk on #BC6DA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#BC6DA0 on Milk#BC6DA0Set in #BC6DA0 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #BC6DA0#BC6DA0
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#BC6DA0 on Charcoal#BC6DA0
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
Cherry Blossom on #BC6DA0#BC6DA0
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
#BC6DA0 on Cherry Blossom#BC6DA0
Display sizesLc 33 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #BC6DA0

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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)