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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≈ Plum#7C3683
Tertiary≈ Damson#4C0953

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

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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#AE60B6 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 #AE60B6#AE60B6Set in Milk on #AE60B6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
Electric Lemon on #AE60B6#AE60B6Set in Electric Lemon on #AE60B6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#AE60B6 on Milk#AE60B6Set in #AE60B6 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
#AE60B6 on Electric Lemon#AE60B6Set in #AE60B6 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #AE60B6#AE60B6Set in Aurora on #AE60B6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#AE60B6 on Aurora#AE60B6
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AE60B6The 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 #AE60B6 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#AE60B6
Red-blind (protanopia)
#AE60B6
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#AE60B6
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#AE60B6
No color (achromatopsia)