chromary

≈ LilacText: 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.

supportElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
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#CA9FC9 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Ink on #CA9FC9#CA9FC9Set in Ink on #CA9FC9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1
#CA9FC9 on Ink#CA9FC9Set in #CA9FC9 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.7:1
Deep Plum on #CA9FC9#CA9FC9Set in Deep Plum on #CA9FC9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.2:1
#CA9FC9 on Deep Plum#CA9FC9Set in #CA9FC9 on Deep Plum, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.2:1
Iron on #CA9FC9#CA9FC9Set in Iron on #CA9FC9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1
#CA9FC9 on Iron#CA9FC9Set in #CA9FC9 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1

For every eye: Ink on #CA9FC9

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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)