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≈ Lilac Dust

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Secondary

SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
SecondaryCamoCH 0125 · #7F8F4E

Tertiary

TertiaryLo-FiCH 0597 · #B49BC8
TertiarySweet PeaCH 0513 · #D6C6E7
Tertiary≈ Shale#66547B
Tertiary≈ Navy#39294A

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #A5AFBA
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ Lilac DustAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac Dust #A697B5.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#9782AF 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 #9782AF#9782AFSet in Pink Mist on #9782AF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#9782AF on Pink Mist#9782AFSet in #9782AF on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #9782AF#9782AF
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#9782AF on Ink#9782AF
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Navy on #9782AF#9782AF
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
Sweet Pea on #9782AF#9782AF
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Pink Mist on #9782AFThe 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 #9782AF 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)