chromary

≈ Dusty OrchidText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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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.

supportHyacinthCH 0472 · #9F95D0
neutralLilac BloomCH 0471 · #929AD0
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Dusty OrchidAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Dusty Orchid #B093B5.chromary

Named neighbors

Dusty OrchidCH 0506
Rose DustCH 0541

Named opposites

Pistachio CreamCH 0290
SpringCH 0327

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.

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How It Reads#B490BA 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.

Ink on #B490BA#B490BASet in Ink on #B490BA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 7.1:1 WCAG AAA
Milk on #B490BA#B490BASet in Milk on #B490BA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#B490BA on Ink#B490BASet in #B490BA on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 7.1:1 WCAG AAA
Deep Plum on #B490BA#B490BASet in Deep Plum on #B490BA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#B490BA on Deep Plum#B490BASet in #B490BA on Deep Plum, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#B490BA on Milk#B490BASet in #B490BA on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Ink on #B490BA

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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)