chromary

≈ Amethyst

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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.

supportMauveCH 0091 · #E0B0FF
neutralMagenta FrostCH 0521 · #F1E6FD
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
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#A175E2 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.

Club Soda on #A175E2#A175E2Set in Club Soda on #A175E2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#A175E2 on Club Soda#A175E2Set in #A175E2 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #A175E2#A175E2
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#A175E2 on Ink#A175E2
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Violet Night on #A175E2#A175E2
Display sizesLc 39 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
#A175E2 on Violet Night#A175E2
Display sizesLc 37 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Club Soda on #A175E2

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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)