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

SecondaryUltravioletCH 0082 · #8825F1
SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #F82B8E

Tertiary

TertiaryMagenta FlashCH 0516 · #FFBAFF
TertiaryPink VioletCH 0114 · #C663C4
TertiaryPlumCH 0086 · #8F358E
TertiaryDamsonCH 0117 · #5B005C

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #150B15
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3E383E
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #847E84
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C9C1C8
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FAEDF9
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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 67 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.9 : 1
AaMauve on InkLc 65 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.9 : 1

Avoid

AaMilk on MauveLc 32 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1
AaMauve on MilkLc 28 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1

Harmonies