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≈ Mauve Dust

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Secondary

Secondary≈ Glow Stick#88FD3A
SecondaryOliveCH 0054 · #556B2F

Tertiary

Tertiary≈ Dusty Orchid#9C83A7
TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B3BCC9
TertiaryFigCH 0493 · #4E415B
TertiaryDeep PlumCH 0490 · #2F1732

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ Mauve DustAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mauve Dust #7C688E.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#73557F 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.

Pink Mist on #73557F#73557FSet in Pink Mist on #73557F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#73557F on Pink Mist#73557FSet in #73557F on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
Glow Stick on #73557F#73557FSet in Glow Stick on #73557F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
#73557F on Glow Stick#73557FSet in #73557F on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
Feather on #73557F#73557FSet in Feather on #73557F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
#73557F on Feather#73557FSet in #73557F on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Pink Mist on #73557FThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Pink Mist still stands clearly off #73557F in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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