chromary

Violet Frost

CH · claim this color

The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentButterCH 0042 · #FFE066
supportIvoryCH 0265 · #EFECD9
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claimViolet FrostCH 0485chromary

Named neighbors

Lilac GlowCH 0486
Frost CobaltCH 0450

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.

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How It ReadsViolet Frost 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.

Violet Frost on InkViolet FrostSet in Violet Frost on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 16.4:1 WCAG AAA
Ink on Violet FrostViolet FrostSet in Ink on Violet Frost, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 16.4:1 WCAG AAA
Violet Frost on GraphiteViolet FrostSet in Violet Frost on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
Graphite on Violet FrostViolet FrostSet in Graphite on Violet Frost, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
Violet Frost on GunmetalViolet FrostSet in Violet Frost on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 9.3:1 WCAG AAA
Gunmetal on Violet FrostViolet FrostSet in Gunmetal on Violet Frost, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 9.3:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Violet Frost on Ink

Violet Frost
Red-blind (protanopia)
Violet Frost
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
Violet Frost
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
Violet Frost
No color (achromatopsia)