chromary

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

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportMagenta FlashCH 0516 · #F1B5FA
neutralOrchid MilkCH 0520 · #F3E6F5
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ OrchidAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Orchid #DA70D6.chromary

Named neighbors

OrchidCH 0087
CarnationCH 0543

Named opposites

EmeraldCH 0058
offlineMintCH 0618

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#EA83D6 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 #EA83D6#EA83D6Set in Ink on #EA83D6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#EA83D6 on Ink#EA83D6Set in #EA83D6 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
Damson on #EA83D6#EA83D6Set in Damson on #EA83D6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#EA83D6 on Damson#EA83D6Set in #EA83D6 on Damson, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #EA83D6#EA83D6Set in Iron on #EA83D6, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
#EA83D6 on Iron#EA83D6Set in #EA83D6 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #EA83D6

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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)