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≈ LilacText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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Secondary

SecondaryHoneyCH 0044 · #EBA937
SecondarySeafoamCH 0057 · #78FFB2
Secondary≈ Blue Check#2184F6

Tertiary

TertiarySakuraCH 0550 · #E8C2D1
Tertiary≈ Taupe#9D778B
Tertiary≈ Umber#704F61
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #434449
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #929292
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
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#CCA2B8 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.

Charcoal on #CCA2B8#CCA2B8Set in Charcoal on #CCA2B8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#CCA2B8 on Charcoal#CCA2B8Set in #CCA2B8 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #CCA2B8#CCA2B8Set in Espresso on #CCA2B8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#CCA2B8 on Espresso#CCA2B8Set in #CCA2B8 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#CCA2B8 on Asphalt#CCA2B8Set in #CCA2B8 on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Asphalt on #CCA2B8#CCA2B8Set in Asphalt on #CCA2B8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #CCA2B8

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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)