chromary

Amethyst≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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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.

supportPink OrchidCH 0507 · #BF96E2
neutralFuchsia IceCH 0515 · #E9CDFF
nightInkCH 0003 · #120C18
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #F6EEFC
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chromaryclaim its numberAmethyst≈Named after Amethyst #9966CC, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0085Amethyst
CH 0501Orchid Bloom

Official opposites

CH 0287Olive Green
CH 0119Field

Color Values

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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

AaPink Mist on AmethystLc 67 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.9 : 1
AaAmethyst on Pink MistLc 62 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.9 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on AmethystLc 33 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.3 : 1
AaAmethyst on InkLc 31 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.3 : 1

Harmonies

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