chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportSilverCH 0578 · #A5AFBA
neutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

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.

How It Reads#C8A0CE 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 #C8A0CE#C8A0CESet in Ink on #C8A0CE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#C8A0CE on Ink#C8A0CESet in #C8A0CE on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Eggplant on #C8A0CE#C8A0CESet in Eggplant on #C8A0CE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
#C8A0CE on Eggplant#C8A0CESet in #C8A0CE on Eggplant, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.1:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #C8A0CE#C8A0CESet in Iron on #C8A0CE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#C8A0CE on Iron#C8A0CESet in #C8A0CE on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #C8A0CE

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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)