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

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Secondary

SecondaryButterCH 0042 · #FFE066
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryBlushCH 0021 · #F4C2C2
Tertiary≈ Mocha#A9727C
Tertiary≈ Umber#7B4A54
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #52443D
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#DA9CA7 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 #DA9CA7#DA9CA7Set in Charcoal on #DA9CA7, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#DA9CA7 on Charcoal#DA9CA7Set in #DA9CA7 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DA9CA7#DA9CA7Set in Espresso on #DA9CA7, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
#DA9CA7 on Espresso#DA9CA7Set in #DA9CA7 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
#DA9CA7 on Clay#DA9CA7Set in #DA9CA7 on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
Clay on #DA9CA7#DA9CA7Set in Clay on #DA9CA7, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #DA9CA7

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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)