chromary

≈ Pink Violet

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The neighbors, 30 degrees either side of your hue, at full punch.

Analogous · The neighbors.

support≈ Violet Shock#B32BF5
supportRoseCH 0022 · #F33A6A
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Pink VioletAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pink Violet #C94CBE.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#BF559F 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 #BF559F#BF559FSet in Milk on #BF559F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
Acid on #BF559F#BF559FSet in Acid on #BF559F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#BF559F on Milk#BF559FSet in #BF559F on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
Aqua on #BF559F#BF559FSet in Aqua on #BF559F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#BF559F on Acid#BF559FSet in #BF559F on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.4:1 WCAG AA large
#BF559F on Aqua#BF559FSet in #BF559F on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #BF559FThe 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 #BF559F 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)