chromary

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

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F22EF
SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #F52EDC

Tertiary

TertiaryPink OrchidCH 0507 · #AA8AD1
TertiaryOrchid BloomCH 0501 · #8264A5
TertiaryByzantiumCH 0495 · #5C407B
TertiaryEggplantCH 0090 · #391E53

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #120D18
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3C3940
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #827F86
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C6C2CB
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #F5EFFD
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chromaryclaim its numberMauve≈Named after Mauve #E0B0FF, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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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

AaInk on MauveLc 70 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.6 : 1
AaMauve on InkLc 69 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.6 : 1

Avoid

AaPink Mist on MauveLc 29 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaMauve on Pink MistLc 25 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies