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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
accentCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ RoyalAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Royal #4169E1.chromary

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.

How It Reads#4B6AFF 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 #4B6AFF#4B6AFFSet in Citron on #4B6AFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
Club Soda on #4B6AFF#4B6AFFSet in Club Soda on #4B6AFF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
#4B6AFF on Citron#4B6AFFSet in #4B6AFF on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.8:1 WCAG AA large
#4B6AFF on Club Soda#4B6AFFSet in #4B6AFF on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
Ice Cobalt on #4B6AFF#4B6AFF
Display sizesLc 44 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#4B6AFF on Ice Cobalt#4B6AFF
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Citron on #4B6AFFThe 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 #4B6AFF in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#4B6AFF
Red-blind (protanopia)
#4B6AFF
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#4B6AFF
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#4B6AFF
No color (achromatopsia)