chromary

≈ MauveText: 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.

supportSunshineCH 0263 · #E9CE3C
accentRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ MauveAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mauve #E0B0FF.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#C89DFC 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 #C89DFC#C89DFCSet in Ink on #C89DFC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 9.0:1 WCAG AAA
#C89DFC on Ink#C89DFCSet in #C89DFC on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 9.0:1 WCAG AAA
Black Grape on #C89DFC#C89DFCSet in Black Grape on #C89DFC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#C89DFC on Black Grape#C89DFCSet in #C89DFC on Black Grape, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#C89DFC on Iron#C89DFCSet in #C89DFC on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #C89DFC#C89DFCSet in Iron on #C89DFC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #C89DFC

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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)