chromary

≈ Byzantium

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

support≈ Mauve Dust#78558D
neutralDusty OrchidCH 0506 · #B093B5
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ ByzantiumAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Byzantium #573671.chromary

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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#52236C 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.

Acid on #52236C#52236CSet in Acid on #52236C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 9.6:1 WCAG AAA
Pink Mist on #52236C#52236CSet in Pink Mist on #52236C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 9.6:1 WCAG AAA
#52236C on Acid#52236CSet in #52236C on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 84 · 9.6:1 WCAG AAA
#52236C on Pink Mist#52236CSet in #52236C on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 9.6:1 WCAG AAA
Dust on #52236C#52236CSet in Dust on #52236C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 6.6:1 WCAG AA
#52236C on Dust#52236CSet in #52236C on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 6.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Acid on #52236C

#52236C
Red-blind (protanopia)
#52236C
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#52236C
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#52236C
No color (achromatopsia)