chromary

Mauve≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5C28F3
SecondaryFlamingo PopCH 0545 · #F82DC0

Tertiary

TertiaryPink OrchidCH 0507 · #B689D1
TertiaryOrchid PopCH 0502 · #8C62A4
TertiaryByzantiumCH 0495 · #643E7A
TertiaryEggplantCH 0090 · #3F1B51

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #130C17
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3D393F
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #837E85
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C7C2CA
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #F6EEFC
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chromaryclaim its numberMauve≈Named after Mauve #E0B0FF, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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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

AaInk on MauveLc 71 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1
AaMauve on InkLc 70 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1

Avoid

AaPink Mist on MauveLc 27 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaMauve on Pink MistLc 24 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies