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≈ Smoky Plum

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Secondary

SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF

Tertiary

TertiaryDusty OrchidCH 0506 · #B093B5
TertiaryCherry BlossomCH 0549 · #E8C0DB
Tertiary≈ Berry#6E446B
TertiaryEggplantCH 0090 · #3D0C3F

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Smoky PlumAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Smoky Plum #826786.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#9D6D99 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.

Milk on #9D6D99#9D6D99Set in Milk on #9D6D99, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
Citron on #9D6D99#9D6D99Set in Citron on #9D6D99, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
#9D6D99 on Milk#9D6D99Set in #9D6D99 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
#9D6D99 on Citron#9D6D99Set in #9D6D99 on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
Aqua on #9D6D99#9D6D99Set in Aqua on #9D6D99, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#9D6D99 on Aqua#9D6D99Set in #9D6D99 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #9D6D99The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #9D6D99 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#9D6D99
Red-blind (protanopia)
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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#9D6D99
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#9D6D99
No color (achromatopsia)