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.

support≈ Lo-Fi#CF9DBA
neutral≈ Dusty Orchid#C79FC5
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#D49CAE 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 #D49CAE#D49CAESet in Charcoal on #D49CAE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.2:1
#D49CAE on Charcoal#D49CAESet in #D49CAE on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.2:1
Espresso on #D49CAE#D49CAESet in Espresso on #D49CAE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.3:1
#D49CAE on Espresso#D49CAESet in #D49CAE on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.3:1
#D49CAE on Asphalt#D49CAESet in #D49CAE on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1
Asphalt on #D49CAE#D49CAESet in Asphalt on #D49CAE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.2:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #D49CAE

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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)