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≈ Amethyst

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Secondary

SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3

Tertiary

TertiaryThistle PinkCH 0508 · #C580D0
TertiaryMagenta FlashCH 0516 · #F1B5FA
Tertiary≈ Deep Fuchsia#7B3086
Tertiary≈ Damson#4C0256

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 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#AC5AB9 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 #AC5AB9#AC5AB9Set in Milk on #AC5AB9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
#AC5AB9 on Milk#AC5AB9Set in #AC5AB9 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
Magenta Flash on #AC5AB9#AC5AB9
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#AC5AB9 on Magenta Flash#AC5AB9
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
Dust on #AC5AB9#AC5AB9
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#AC5AB9 on Dust#AC5AB9
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AC5AB9The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #AC5AB9 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)