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

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Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #ED0DD9

Tertiary

TertiarySweet PeaCH 0513 · #D6C6E7
Tertiary≈ Taupe#8E7BAC
Tertiary≈ Workwear#604F7B
Tertiary≈ Blackcurrant#36264C

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #A5AFBA
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

Named neighbors

LilacCH 0088
DeluluCH 0596

Named opposites

Matcha LatteCH 0589
SandCH 0099

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#BFAAE1 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 #BFAAE1#BFAAE1Set in Ink on #BFAAE1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.4:1 WCAG AAA
#BFAAE1 on Ink#BFAAE1Set in #BFAAE1 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 9.4:1 WCAG AAA
Blackcurrant on #BFAAE1#BFAAE1Set in Blackcurrant on #BFAAE1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#BFAAE1 on Blackcurrant#BFAAE1Set in #BFAAE1 on Blackcurrant, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#BFAAE1 on Iron#BFAAE1Set in #BFAAE1 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #BFAAE1#BFAAE1Set in Iron on #BFAAE1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #BFAAE1

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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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