chromary

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

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Acid#96FA3A
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.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#C5A8B8 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Charcoal on #C5A8B8#C5A8B8Set in Charcoal on #C5A8B8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.6:1
#C5A8B8 on Charcoal#C5A8B8Set in #C5A8B8 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.6:1
Espresso on #C5A8B8#C5A8B8Set in Espresso on #C5A8B8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1
#C5A8B8 on Espresso#C5A8B8Set in #C5A8B8 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1
#C5A8B8 on Asphalt#C5A8B8Set in #C5A8B8 on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.5:1
Asphalt on #C5A8B8#C5A8B8Set in Asphalt on #C5A8B8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.5:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #C5A8B8

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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)