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≈ Amethyst

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Secondary

SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
SecondarySeafoamCH 0057 · #78FFB2

Tertiary

TertiaryLo-FiCH 0597 · #B49BC8
TertiaryFuchsia IceCH 0515 · #DEBFFA
Tertiary≈ Plum#75468A
Tertiary≈ Eggplant#451B57

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#A873C1 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 #A873C1#A873C1Set in Pink Mist on #A873C1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#A873C1 on Pink Mist#A873C1Set in #A873C1 on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #A873C1#A873C1
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#A873C1 on Ink#A873C1
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Fuchsia Ice on #A873C1#A873C1
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Eggplant on #A873C1#A873C1
Display sizesLc 34 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Pink Mist on #A873C1The 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 #A873C1 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)