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

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Secondary

SecondaryYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiarySakuraCH 0550 · #E8C2D1
Tertiary≈ Mocha#AB7187
Tertiary≈ Umber#7C495D
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #434449
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

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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#DC9CB3 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 #DC9CB3#DC9CB3Set in Charcoal on #DC9CB3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 60 · 8.4:1
#DC9CB3 on Charcoal#DC9CB3Set in #DC9CB3 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.4:1
Espresso on #DC9CB3#DC9CB3Set in Espresso on #DC9CB3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1
#DC9CB3 on Espresso#DC9CB3Set in #DC9CB3 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1
#DC9CB3 on Asphalt#DC9CB3Set in #DC9CB3 on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.4:1
Asphalt on #DC9CB3#DC9CB3Set in Asphalt on #DC9CB3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DC9CB3

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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)