chromary

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

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentRaveCH 0602 · #40FCAC
supportSpringCH 0327 · #7BBB98
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #170B13
paperMilkCH 0570 · #FCEDF6
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chromaryclaim its numberLilac≈Named after Lilac #C8A2C8, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0088Lilac
CH 0597Lo-Fi

Official opposites

CH 0327Spring
CH 0328Apple Mint

Color Values

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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

AaCharcoal on LilacLc 56 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.0 : 1
AaLilac on CharcoalLc 54 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.0 : 1

Avoid

AaMilk on LilacLc 43 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaLilac on MilkLc 39 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies

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