chromary

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

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Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
accentCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
neutralNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
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#C8A1FB 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 #C8A1FB#C8A1FBSet in Ink on #C8A1FB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.3:1 WCAG AAA
#C8A1FB on Ink#C8A1FBSet in #C8A1FB on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 9.3:1 WCAG AAA
Black Grape on #C8A1FB#C8A1FBSet in Black Grape on #C8A1FB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#C8A1FB on Black Grape#C8A1FBSet in #C8A1FB on Black Grape, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#C8A1FB on Iron#C8A1FBSet in #C8A1FB on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #C8A1FB#C8A1FBSet in Iron on #C8A1FB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #C8A1FB

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