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

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportDopamineCH 0593 · #FF3EA5
accentYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
neutralAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ IceAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ice #C4ECFF.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#C8DEFF 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 #C8DEFF#C8DEFFSet in Ink on #C8DEFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 14.3:1 WCAG AAA
#C8DEFF on Ink#C8DEFFSet in #C8DEFF on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 14.3:1 WCAG AAA
#C8DEFF on Navy#C8DEFFSet in #C8DEFF on Navy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
Navy on #C8DEFF#C8DEFFSet in Navy on #C8DEFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 80 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
#C8DEFF on Gunmetal#C8DEFFSet in #C8DEFF on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
Gunmetal on #C8DEFF#C8DEFFSet in Gunmetal on #C8DEFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Ink on #C8DEFFThe 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 Ink still stands clearly off #C8DEFF in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)