chromary

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

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
accent≈ Sky#35CDF7
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#DF9CA4 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 #DF9CA4#DF9CA4Set in Charcoal on #DF9CA4, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1
#DF9CA4 on Charcoal#DF9CA4Set in #DF9CA4 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.4:1
Espresso on #DF9CA4#DF9CA4Set in Espresso on #DF9CA4, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1
#DF9CA4 on Espresso#DF9CA4Set in #DF9CA4 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1
#DF9CA4 on Clay#DF9CA4Set in #DF9CA4 on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1
Clay on #DF9CA4#DF9CA4Set in Clay on #DF9CA4, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DF9CA4

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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)