chromary

Dust≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7227F3
SecondaryDopamineCH 0593 · #F82DA7

Tertiary

TertiaryFeatherCH 0569 · #DED7DF
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #958D97
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #655E67
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #39333B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #130D14
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #4B464C
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #837E85
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #A8A2A9
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F7EEFA
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chromaryclaim its numberDust≈Named after Dust #C4C4C4, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on DustLc 70 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1
AaDust on CharcoalLc 69 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.7 : 1

Avoid

AaMilk on DustLc 28 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaDust on MilkLc 25 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies