chromary

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

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≈ Magenta Pop#CC96FF
neutral≈ Light Ultraviolet#B2A1FF
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ OrchidAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Orchid #DA70D6.chromary

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.

How It Reads#E18EF5 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 #E18EF5#E18EF5Set in Ink on #E18EF5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#E18EF5 on Ink#E18EF5Set in #E18EF5 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Damson on #E18EF5#E18EF5Set in Damson on #E18EF5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
#E18EF5 on Damson#E18EF5Set in #E18EF5 on Damson, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #E18EF5#E18EF5Set in Iron on #E18EF5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#E18EF5 on Iron#E18EF5Set in #E18EF5 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 #E18EF5

#E18EF5
Red-blind (protanopia)
#E18EF5
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#E18EF5
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#E18EF5
No color (achromatopsia)