chromary

≈ Thistle Pink

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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
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Thistle PinkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Thistle Pink #C580D0.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#AE70A8 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 #AE70A8#AE70A8Set in Milk on #AE70A8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#AE70A8 on Milk#AE70A8Set in #AE70A8 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Ink on #AE70A8#AE70A8
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
Pink Lilac on #AE70A8#AE70A8
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
#AE70A8 on Ink#AE70A8
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
#AE70A8 on Pink Lilac#AE70A8
Display sizesLc 34 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AE70A8The 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 #AE70A8 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)