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≈ Amethyst

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Secondary

SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
Secondary≈ Camo#818B00

Tertiary

TertiaryLight UltravioletCH 0474 · #A28AF6
TertiaryDeluluCH 0596 · #C9B6F2
TertiaryGrapeCH 0084 · #6F2DA8
Tertiary≈ Violet Night#37126C

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ AmethystAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Amethyst #9966CC.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#8B6AD9 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.

Club Soda on #8B6AD9#8B6AD9Set in Club Soda on #8B6AD9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Electric Lemon on #8B6AD9#8B6AD9Set in Electric Lemon on #8B6AD9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#8B6AD9 on Club Soda#8B6AD9Set in #8B6AD9 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#8B6AD9 on Electric Lemon#8B6AD9Set in #8B6AD9 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Dust on #8B6AD9#8B6AD9
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #8B6AD9#8B6AD9
Display sizesLc 36 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #8B6AD9The 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 Club Soda still stands clearly off #8B6AD9 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)