chromary

≈ Smoky Plum

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Mauve Dust#9273AD
neutral≈ Deep Wisteria#8477B4
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Smoky PlumAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Smoky Plum #826786.chromary

Color Values

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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#9D6FA2 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 #9D6FA2#9D6FA2Set in Milk on #9D6FA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Electric Lemon on #9D6FA2#9D6FA2Set in Electric Lemon on #9D6FA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#9D6FA2 on Milk#9D6FA2Set in #9D6FA2 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#9D6FA2 on Electric Lemon#9D6FA2Set in #9D6FA2 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #9D6FA2#9D6FA2Set in Aurora on #9D6FA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#9D6FA2 on Aurora#9D6FA2
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #9D6FA2

#9D6FA2
Red-blind (protanopia)
#9D6FA2
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#9D6FA2
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#9D6FA2
No color (achromatopsia)