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

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Secondary

SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7C3EF1
SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493

Tertiary

TertiaryMagenta FlashCH 0516 · #F1B5FA
Tertiary≈ Amethyst#AE60B7
Tertiary≈ Plum#7C3584
Tertiary≈ Damson#4D0654

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ OrchidAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Orchid #DA70D6.chromary

Named neighbors

OrchidCH 0087
Thistle PinkCH 0508

Named opposites

EmeraldCH 0058
PistachioCH 0062

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#E38DEC 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 #E38DEC#E38DECSet in Ink on #E38DEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#E38DEC on Ink#E38DECSet in #E38DEC on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
Damson on #E38DEC#E38DECSet in Damson on #E38DEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
#E38DEC on Damson#E38DECSet in #E38DEC on Damson, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #E38DEC#E38DECSet in Iron on #E38DEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#E38DEC on Iron#E38DECSet in #E38DEC on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #E38DEC

#E38DEC
Red-blind (protanopia)
#E38DEC
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#E38DEC
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#E38DEC
No color (achromatopsia)