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

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Secondary

SecondaryYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
SecondaryBright AzureCH 0432 · #1B63F1

Tertiary

TertiaryCherry BlossomCH 0549 · #E8C0DB
Tertiary≈ Faded Rose#AB708B
Tertiary≈ Plum#7C4861
Tertiary≈ Espresso#502339

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralPink 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#DC9AB8 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 #DC9AB8#DC9AB8Set in Charcoal on #DC9AB8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
#DC9AB8 on Charcoal#DC9AB8Set in #DC9AB8 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DC9AB8#DC9AB8Set in Espresso on #DC9AB8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#DC9AB8 on Espresso#DC9AB8Set in #DC9AB8 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #DC9AB8#DC9AB8Set in Iron on #DC9AB8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#DC9AB8 on Iron#DC9AB8Set in #DC9AB8 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #DC9AB8

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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)