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≈ Dusty Orchid

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.

supportElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Dusty OrchidAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Dusty Orchid #B093B5.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#A582AB 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 #A582AB#A582ABSet in Milk on #A582AB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#A582AB on Milk#A582ABSet in #A582AB on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #A582AB#A582AB
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#A582AB on Ink#A582AB
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Espresso on #A582AB#A582AB
Display sizesLc 37 · 3.9:1 WCAG AA large
#A582AB on Espresso#A582AB
Display sizesLc 36 · 3.9:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #A582AB

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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)