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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Pink Shock#E42EF6
accentPunchCH 0023 · #FF385C
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ PetrolAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Petrol #005F6B.chromary

Named opposites

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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#206857 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.

Paper on #206857#206857Set in Paper on #206857, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#206857 on Paper#206857Set in #206857 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
Glow Stick on #206857#206857Set in Glow Stick on #206857, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
Neon Aqua on #206857#206857Set in Neon Aqua on #206857, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
#206857 on Glow Stick#206857Set in #206857 on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
Surf Foam on #206857#206857Set in Surf Foam on #206857, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #206857The 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 Paper still stands clearly off #206857 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)