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≈ Amethyst

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Secondary

SecondaryVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2

Tertiary

TertiaryPink OrchidCH 0507 · #B08DD0
TertiaryFuchsia IceCH 0515 · #DEBFFA
Tertiary≈ Grape#684593
Tertiary≈ Black Grape#3C1B60

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
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#9771CA 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.

Citron on #9771CA#9771CASet in Citron on #9771CA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Pink Mist on #9771CA#9771CASet in Pink Mist on #9771CA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#9771CA on Citron#9771CASet in #9771CA on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#9771CA on Pink Mist#9771CASet in #9771CA on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Neon Aqua on #9771CA#9771CA
Display sizesLc 43 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#9771CA on Neon Aqua#9771CA
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Citron on #9771CAThe 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 Citron still stands clearly off #9771CA 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)