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#D599BC
neutral≈ Dusty Orchid#CD9BC9
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#DB98AD 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 #DB98AD#DB98ADSet in Charcoal on #DB98AD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.1:1
#DB98AD on Charcoal#DB98ADSet in #DB98AD on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.1:1
Espresso on #DB98AD#DB98ADSet in Espresso on #DB98AD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.3:1
#DB98AD on Espresso#DB98ADSet in #DB98AD on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.3:1
#DB98AD on Clay#DB98AD
Display sizesLc 45 · 4.0:1
Clay on #DB98AD#DB98AD
Display sizesLc 44 · 4.0:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DB98AD

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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)