chromary

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

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Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel, 120 degrees apart, at full punch.

Triad · Three, evenly spaced.

supportElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
accent≈ Cyan Blue#32C0F8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

Named neighbors

LilacCH 0088
FlamingoCH 0024

Named opposites

Lagoon MistCH 0118
Apple MintCH 0328

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#DA9DB9 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 #DA9DB9#DA9DB9Set in Charcoal on #DA9DB9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#DA9DB9 on Charcoal#DA9DB9Set in #DA9DB9 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DA9DB9#DA9DB9Set in Espresso on #DA9DB9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#DA9DB9 on Espresso#DA9DB9Set in #DA9DB9 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#DA9DB9 on Asphalt#DA9DB9Set in #DA9DB9 on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Asphalt on #DA9DB9#DA9DB9Set in Asphalt on #DA9DB9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #DA9DB9

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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)