chromary

≈ Amethyst

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#9575B6
neutral≈ Wisteria#867BBE
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ AmethystAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Amethyst #9966CC.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#A271AB 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 #A271AB#A271ABSet in Milk on #A271AB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#A271AB on Milk#A271ABSet in #A271AB on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Pink Lilac on #A271AB#A271AB
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #A271AB#A271AB
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#A271AB on Pink Lilac#A271AB
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
#A271AB on Ink#A271AB
Display sizesLc 35 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Milk on #A271AB

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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)