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≈ LilacInk: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportLittle TreatCH 0601 · #F8CDDF
neutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperBaby PinkCH 0555 · #F5E6F0
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaInk on ≈ LilacLc 57 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Lilac on InkLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaMilk on ≈ LilacLc 44 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Lilac on MilkLc 39 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1 · fails

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