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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ DamsonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Damson #5D1451.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#4D0550 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.

Milk on #4D0550#4D0550Set in Milk on #4D0550, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 95 · 12.9:1
#4D0550 on Milk#4D0550Set in #4D0550 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 12.9:1
Glow Stick on #4D0550#4D0550Set in Glow Stick on #4D0550, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 78 · 9.9:1
#4D0550 on Glow Stick#4D0550Set in #4D0550 on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 9.9:1
Dust on #4D0550#4D0550Set in Dust on #4D0550, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 8.3:1
#4D0550 on Dust#4D0550Set in #4D0550 on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 8.3:1

For every eye: Milk on #4D0550

#4D0550
Red-blind (protanopia)
#4D0550
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#4D0550
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#4D0550
No color (achromatopsia)