chromary

≈ Lavender

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportBlue MilkCH 0448 · #E6EBF5
neutralPorcelainCH 0446 · #E9EBEF
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ LavenderAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lavender #E6E6FA.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#DDE8FF 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.

#DDE8FF on Ink#DDE8FFSet in #DDE8FF on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 15.9:1 WCAG AAA
Ink on #DDE8FF#DDE8FFSet in Ink on #DDE8FF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 15.9:1 WCAG AAA
#DDE8FF on Graphite#DDE8FFSet in #DDE8FF on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
Graphite on #DDE8FF#DDE8FFSet in Graphite on #DDE8FF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
#DDE8FF on Gunmetal#DDE8FFSet in #DDE8FF on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 84 · 9.1:1 WCAG AAA
Gunmetal on #DDE8FF#DDE8FFSet in Gunmetal on #DDE8FF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 82 · 9.1:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: #DDE8FF on InkThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If #DDE8FF still stands clearly off Ink in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)