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

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
accentGlow StickCH 0300 · #4CF53D
neutral≈ Cyan Blue#32C1F6
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#CAAAD3 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 #CAAAD3#CAAAD3Set in Ink on #CAAAD3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.5:1 WCAG AAA
#CAAAD3 on Ink#CAAAD3Set in #CAAAD3 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 9.5:1 WCAG AAA
Nebula on #CAAAD3#CAAAD3Set in Nebula on #CAAAD3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#CAAAD3 on Nebula#CAAAD3Set in #CAAAD3 on Nebula, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
#CAAAD3 on Iron#CAAAD3Set in #CAAAD3 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #CAAAD3#CAAAD3Set in Iron on #CAAAD3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #CAAAD3The 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 #CAAAD3 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)