chromary

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

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
accentCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
neutralNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Lo-FiAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lo-Fi #B49BC8.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#BCA0EA 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 #BCA0EA#BCA0EASet in Ink on #BCA0EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#BCA0EA on Ink#BCA0EASet in #BCA0EA on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Eggplant on #BCA0EA#BCA0EASet in Eggplant on #BCA0EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
#BCA0EA on Eggplant#BCA0EASet in #BCA0EA on Eggplant, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #BCA0EA#BCA0EASet in Iron on #BCA0EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#BCA0EA on Iron#BCA0EASet in #BCA0EA on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #BCA0EAThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Ink still stands clearly off #BCA0EA in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)