chromary

Deep NavyInk: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentYolkCH 0228 · #FABC33
supportCoffee BeanCH 0204 · #2E1F00
nightInkCH 0003 · #090F1A
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #EBF2FF
CH 0418
chromaryclaimDeep Navy

Official neighbors

CH 0419Nightfall
CH 0417Admiral

Official opposites

CH 0204Coffee Bean
CH 0203Molasses

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaClub Soda on Deep NavyLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.3 : 1
AaDeep Navy on Club SodaLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 14.3 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on Deep NavyLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1
AaDeep Navy on InkLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.2 : 1

Harmonies

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