chromary

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

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

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportLo-FiCH 0597 · #B49BC8
neutral≈ Lilac Bloom#A7ABDE
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
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#BFA3D2 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 #BFA3D2#BFA3D2Set in Ink on #BFA3D2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#BFA3D2 on Ink#BFA3D2Set in #BFA3D2 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Blackcurrant on #BFA3D2#BFA3D2Set in Blackcurrant on #BFA3D2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
#BFA3D2 on Blackcurrant#BFA3D2Set in #BFA3D2 on Blackcurrant, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #BFA3D2#BFA3D2Set in Iron on #BFA3D2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#BFA3D2 on Iron#BFA3D2Set in #BFA3D2 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 #BFA3D2

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