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

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Secondary

SecondaryHoneyCH 0044 · #EBA937
SecondaryRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
SecondaryBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0

Tertiary

TertiaryRose QuartzCH 0547 · #D9C8D3
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #635147
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #434449
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #737479
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralMilkCH 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#C6A7B9 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 #C6A7B9#C6A7B9Set in Charcoal on #C6A7B9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#C6A7B9 on Charcoal#C6A7B9Set in #C6A7B9 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #C6A7B9#C6A7B9Set in Espresso on #C6A7B9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#C6A7B9 on Espresso#C6A7B9Set in #C6A7B9 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#C6A7B9 on Asphalt#C6A7B9Set in #C6A7B9 on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large
Asphalt on #C6A7B9#C6A7B9Set in Asphalt on #C6A7B9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #C6A7B9The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Charcoal still stands clearly off #C6A7B9 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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