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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportRoseCH 0022 · #F33A6A
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#179BB3 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Club Soda on #179BB3#179BB3Set in Club Soda on #179BB3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 2.9:1
Acid on #179BB3#179BB3Set in Acid on #179BB3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.7:1
#179BB3 on Club Soda#179BB3Set in #179BB3 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 2.9:1
#179BB3 on Acid#179BB3Set in #179BB3 on Acid, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.7:1
Charcoal on #179BB3#179BB3
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.7:1
#179BB3 on Charcoal#179BB3
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.7:1

For every eye: Club Soda on #179BB3

#179BB3
Red-blind (protanopia)
#179BB3
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#179BB3
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#179BB3
No color (achromatopsia)