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≈ Smoky Plum

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

The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 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#A270A0 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 #A270A0#A270A0Set in Milk on #A270A0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Citron on #A270A0#A270A0Set in Citron on #A270A0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#A270A0 on Milk#A270A0Set in #A270A0 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#A270A0 on Citron#A270A0Set in #A270A0 on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #A270A0#A270A0
Display sizesLc 44 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#A270A0 on Aurora#A270A0
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #A270A0The 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 #A270A0 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)