chromary

≈ Amethyst

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

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Orchid Bloom#9B62C9
neutral≈ Periwinkle Purple#856AD6
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#AC5BB7 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 #AC5BB7#AC5BB7Set in Milk on #AC5BB7, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
#AC5BB7 on Milk#AC5BB7Set in #AC5BB7 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
Magenta Flash on #AC5BB7#AC5BB7
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#AC5BB7 on Magenta Flash#AC5BB7
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
Dust on #AC5BB7#AC5BB7
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#AC5BB7 on Dust#AC5BB7
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AC5BB7

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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)