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≈ Light UltravioletText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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Secondary

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
SecondaryShockCH 0026 · #FF00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryFuchsia IceCH 0515 · #DEBFFA
TertiaryAmethystCH 0085 · #9966CC
Tertiary≈ Violet#5F4593
Tertiary≈ Violet Night#371B61

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Light UltravioletAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Light Ultraviolet #A28AF6.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#BB9EFE 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 #BB9EFE#BB9EFESet in Ink on #BB9EFE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#BB9EFE on Ink#BB9EFESet in #BB9EFE on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
Violet Night on #BB9EFE#BB9EFESet in Violet Night on #BB9EFE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
#BB9EFE on Violet Night#BB9EFESet in #BB9EFE on Violet Night, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #BB9EFE#BB9EFESet in Iron on #BB9EFE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#BB9EFE on Iron#BB9EFESet in #BB9EFE on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #BB9EFEThe 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 Ink still stands clearly off #BB9EFE 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)