chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the warm side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Warmer · One step toward the sun, then two.

supportDusty RoseCH 0145 · #B89499
neutralRosewaterCH 0146 · #B79593
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.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#BF9FB2 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.

Charcoal on #BF9FB2#BF9FB2Set in Charcoal on #BF9FB2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA
#BF9FB2 on Charcoal#BF9FB2Set in #BF9FB2 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 7.8:1 WCAG AAA
Graphite on #BF9FB2#BF9FB2Set in Graphite on #BF9FB2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#BF9FB2 on Graphite#BF9FB2Set in #BF9FB2 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Espresso on #BF9FB2#BF9FB2Set in Espresso on #BF9FB2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#BF9FB2 on Espresso#BF9FB2Set in #BF9FB2 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #BF9FB2

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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)