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#9E69CC
neutral≈ Periwinkle Purple#8971D8
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 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#AF62BB 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 #AF62BB#AF62BBSet in Milk on #AF62BB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Electric Lemon on #AF62BB#AF62BBSet in Electric Lemon on #AF62BB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#AF62BB on Milk#AF62BBSet in #AF62BB on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#AF62BB on Electric Lemon#AF62BBSet in #AF62BB on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #AF62BB#AF62BBSet in Aurora on #AF62BB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#AF62BB on Aurora#AF62BB
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AF62BBThe 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 #AF62BB 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)