chromary

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

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Glow Stick#8CFC3A
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink 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#CE9AB6 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Charcoal on #CE9AB6#CE9AB6Set in Charcoal on #CE9AB6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.0:1
#CE9AB6 on Charcoal#CE9AB6Set in #CE9AB6 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 8.0:1
Espresso on #CE9AB6#CE9AB6Set in Espresso on #CE9AB6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.2:1
#CE9AB6 on Espresso#CE9AB6Set in #CE9AB6 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.2:1
#CE9AB6 on Asphalt#CE9AB6
Display sizesLc 45 · 4.1:1
Asphalt on #CE9AB6#CE9AB6
Display sizesLc 44 · 4.1:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #CE9AB6

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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)