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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportGlow StickCH 0300 · #4CF53D
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ DamsonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Damson #5D1451.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#540E39 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.

Pink Milk on #540E39#540E39Set in Pink Milk on #540E39, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.7:1
#540E39 on Pink Milk#540E39Set in #540E39 on Pink Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 11.7:1
Aurora on #540E39#540E39Set in Aurora on #540E39, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 9.4:1
#540E39 on Aurora#540E39Set in #540E39 on Aurora, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 9.4:1
Cherry Blossom on #540E39#540E39Set in Cherry Blossom on #540E39, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.7:1
#540E39 on Cherry Blossom#540E39Set in #540E39 on Cherry Blossom, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.7:1

For every eye: Pink Milk on #540E39

#540E39
Red-blind (protanopia)
#540E39
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#540E39
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#540E39
No color (achromatopsia)