chromary

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

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

Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel, 120 degrees apart, at full punch.

Triad · Three, evenly spaced.

supportLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
accent≈ Sky#33C5F7
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#DF94BC 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 #DF94BC#DF94BCSet in Charcoal on #DF94BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#DF94BC on Charcoal#DF94BCSet in #DF94BC on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
Damson on #DF94BC#DF94BCSet in Damson on #DF94BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#DF94BC on Damson#DF94BCSet in #DF94BC on Damson, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #DF94BC#DF94BCSet in Iron on #DF94BC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA
#DF94BC on Iron#DF94BCSet in #DF94BC on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #DF94BC

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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)