chromary

Dust≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7129F3
SecondaryDopamineCH 0593 · #F82CA9

Tertiary

TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #979E95
TertiaryFlaxCH 0248 · #70776E
TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #4C524A
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2A3029

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0C110A
NeutralArmyCH 0271 · #1F231E
NeutralPewterCH 0564 · #60655E
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B0B6AF
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #ECF5EA
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chromaryclaim its numberDust≈Named after Dust #C4C4C4, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on DustLc 72 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.0 : 1
AaDust on CharcoalLc 71 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.0 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on DustLc 27 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaDust on PaperLc 24 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies