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≈ Amethyst

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Secondary

SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3

Tertiary

TertiaryLo-FiCH 0597 · #B49BC8
TertiaryPink LilacCH 0514 · #E2C1E7
Tertiary≈ Plum#72487E
Tertiary≈ Eggplant#431F4D

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
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#A475B2 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.

Pink Mist on #A475B2#A475B2Set in Pink Mist on #A475B2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#A475B2 on Pink Mist#A475B2Set in #A475B2 on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Ink on #A475B2#A475B2
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
#A475B2 on Ink#A475B2
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
Pink Lilac on #A475B2#A475B2
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
#A475B2 on Pink Lilac#A475B2
Display sizesLc 34 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Pink Mist on #A475B2The 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 Pink Mist still stands clearly off #A475B2 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)