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.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 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#DA9FAA 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 #DA9FAA#DA9FAASet in Charcoal on #DA9FAA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#DA9FAA on Charcoal#DA9FAASet in #DA9FAA on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DA9FAA#DA9FAASet in Espresso on #DA9FAA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#DA9FAA on Espresso#DA9FAASet in #DA9FAA on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#DA9FAA on Clay#DA9FAASet in #DA9FAA on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Clay on #DA9FAA#DA9FAASet in Clay on #DA9FAA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #DA9FAA

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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)