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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#2288F6

Tertiary

TertiaryCherry BlossomCH 0549 · #E8C0DB
Tertiary≈ Mauve Rose#9F718B
Tertiary≈ Umber#734A62
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #434449
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

Named neighbors

LilacCH 0088
Rose DustCH 0541

Named opposites

Apple MintCH 0328
Lagoon MistCH 0118

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#CE9AB7 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 #CE9AB7#CE9AB7Set in Charcoal on #CE9AB7, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 7.9:1 WCAG AAA
#CE9AB7 on Charcoal#CE9AB7Set in #CE9AB7 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 7.9:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #CE9AB7#CE9AB7Set in Espresso on #CE9AB7, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#CE9AB7 on Espresso#CE9AB7Set in #CE9AB7 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#CE9AB7 on Asphalt#CE9AB7
Display sizesLc 44 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
Asphalt on #CE9AB7#CE9AB7
Display sizesLc 44 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #CE9AB7

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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)