chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Flamingo#DBA3B8
neutral≈ Lo-Fi#D6A4C4
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#DFA3AB 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 #DFA3AB#DFA3ABSet in Charcoal on #DFA3AB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 8.9:1
#DFA3AB on Charcoal#DFA3ABSet in #DFA3AB on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.9:1
Espresso on #DFA3AB#DFA3ABSet in Espresso on #DFA3AB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.8:1
#DFA3AB on Espresso#DFA3ABSet in #DFA3AB on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.8:1
#DFA3AB on Clay#DFA3ABSet in #DFA3AB on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.4:1
Clay on #DFA3AB#DFA3ABSet in Clay on #DFA3AB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DFA3AB

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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)