chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the warm side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Warmer · One step toward the sun, then two.

support≈ Thistle Pink#D187EE
neutralOrchidCH 0087 · #DA70D6
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub 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#BC8FFF 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 #BC8FFF#BC8FFFSet in Ink on #BC8FFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 7.9:1 WCAG AAA
#BC8FFF on Ink#BC8FFFSet in #BC8FFF on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 7.9:1 WCAG AAA
Violet Night on #BC8FFF#BC8FFFSet in Violet Night on #BC8FFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#BC8FFF on Violet Night#BC8FFFSet in #BC8FFF on Violet Night, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #BC8FFF#BC8FFFSet in Iron on #BC8FFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.7:1 WCAG AA
#BC8FFF on Iron#BC8FFFSet in #BC8FFF on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.7:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #BC8FFF

#BC8FFF
Red-blind (protanopia)
#BC8FFF
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#BC8FFF
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#BC8FFF
No color (achromatopsia)