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#A85EE6 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 #A85EE6#A85EE6Set in Pink Mist on #A85EE6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large#A85EE6 on Pink Mist#A85EE6Set in #A85EE6 on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA largeInk on #A85EE6#A85EE6Display sizesLc 38 · 5.0:1 WCAG AA#A85EE6 on Ink#A85EE6Display sizesLc 35 · 5.0:1 WCAG AADust on #A85EE6#A85EE6Display sizesLc 34 · 2.2:1 fails WCAGMauve on #A85EE6#A85EE6Display sizesLc 33 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
For every eye: Pink Mist on #A85EE6
#A85EE6Red-blind (protanopia)#A85EE6Green-blind (deuteranopia)#A85EE6Blue-blind (tritanopia)#A85EE6No color (achromatopsia)