chromary

≈ Amethyst

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#AA69A9 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 #AA69A9#AA69A9Set in Milk on #AA69A9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Citron on #AA69A9#AA69A9Set in Citron on #AA69A9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#AA69A9 on Milk#AA69A9Set in #AA69A9 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#AA69A9 on Citron#AA69A9Set in #AA69A9 on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #AA69A9#AA69A9Set in Aurora on #AA69A9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#AA69A9 on Aurora#AA69A9
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AA69A9

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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)