chromary

Mauve≈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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4228F2
SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #F52EDB

Tertiary

TertiaryFuchsia IceCH 0515 · #E3C3FF
TertiaryAmethystCH 0085 · #9A71C9
TertiaryGrapeCH 0084 · #6C4695
TertiaryIndigoCH 0083 · #421C63

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #120D18
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3C3940
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #827E86
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C6C2CB
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #F5EFFD
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chromaryclaim its numberMauve≈Named after Mauve #E0B0FF, 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

AaInk on MauveLc 62 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.0 : 1
AaMauve on InkLc 60 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.0 : 1

Avoid

AaPink Mist on MauveLc 37 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1
AaMauve on Pink MistLc 33 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1

Harmonies