chromary

≈ Orchid Mist

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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.

supportLavender MilkCH 0483 · #E9EAF5
neutralBlue MilkCH 0448 · #E6EBF5
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Orchid MistAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Orchid Mist #EDEAEF.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on ≈ Orchid MistLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.0 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Orchid Mist on CharcoalLc 96 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.0 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaDusty Lilac on ≈ Orchid MistLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Orchid Mist on Dusty LilacLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

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.