chromary

≈ Dusty Orchid

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≈ Lilac Dust#9E7FAC
neutral≈ Hyacinth#9482B3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Dusty OrchidAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Dusty Orchid #B093B5.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#A77CA2 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 #A77CA2#A77CA2Set in Milk on #A77CA2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#A77CA2 on Milk#A77CA2Set in #A77CA2 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Ink on #A77CA2#A77CA2
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#A77CA2 on Ink#A77CA2
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Eggplant on #A77CA2#A77CA2
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
Cherry Blossom on #A77CA2#A77CA2
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #A77CA2

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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)