chromary
The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
accentGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ LagoonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lagoon #00A5A5.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#119BB1 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.

Citron on #119BB1#119BB1Set in Citron on #119BB1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Club Soda on #119BB1#119BB1Set in Club Soda on #119BB1, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#119BB1 on Citron#119BB1Set in #119BB1 on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#119BB1 on Club Soda#119BB1Set in #119BB1 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #119BB1#119BB1
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#119BB1 on Charcoal#119BB1
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Citron on #119BB1The 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 Citron still stands clearly off #119BB1 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)