chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportLo-FiCH 0597 · #B49BC8
neutral≈ Silver#C0A5C8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

Named neighbors

LilacCH 0088
Lo-FiCH 0597

Named opposites

Lagoon MistCH 0118
Apple MintCH 0328

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.

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How It Reads#CDA2B6 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 #CDA2B6#CDA2B6Set in Charcoal on #CDA2B6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#CDA2B6 on Charcoal#CDA2B6Set in #CDA2B6 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #CDA2B6#CDA2B6Set in Espresso on #CDA2B6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#CDA2B6 on Espresso#CDA2B6Set in #CDA2B6 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#CDA2B6 on Asphalt#CDA2B6Set in #CDA2B6 on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Asphalt on #CDA2B6#CDA2B6Set in Asphalt on #CDA2B6, 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 #CDA2B6

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