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≈ Amethyst

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
accentGlow StickCH 0300 · #4CF53D
neutral≈ Blue Raspberry#36C4F9
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ AmethystAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Amethyst #9966CC.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#AA67BD 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.

Electric Lemon on #AA67BD#AA67BDSet in Electric Lemon on #AA67BD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Pink Mist on #AA67BD#AA67BDSet in Pink Mist on #AA67BD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#AA67BD on Electric Lemon#AA67BDSet in #AA67BD on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#AA67BD on Pink Mist#AA67BDSet in #AA67BD on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #AA67BD#AA67BD
Display sizesLc 44 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#AA67BD on Aurora#AA67BD
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Electric Lemon on #AA67BDThe 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 Electric Lemon still stands clearly off #AA67BD 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)