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.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
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#E293CA 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 #E293CA#E293CASet in Charcoal on #E293CA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#E293CA on Charcoal#E293CASet in #E293CA on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
Damson on #E293CA#E293CASet in Damson on #E293CA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#E293CA on Damson#E293CASet in #E293CA on Damson, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #E293CA#E293CASet in Iron on #E293CA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#E293CA on Iron#E293CASet in #E293CA on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #E293CA

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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)