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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
accentYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
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#5491AF 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 #5491AF#5491AFSet in Club Soda on #5491AF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.0:1
#5491AF on Club Soda#5491AFSet in #5491AF on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 3.0:1
Charcoal on #5491AF#5491AF
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1
Neon Aqua on #5491AF#5491AF
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.3:1
#5491AF on Charcoal#5491AF
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1
Robin Egg on #5491AF#5491AF
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.2:1

For every eye: Club Soda on #5491AF

#5491AF
Red-blind (protanopia)
#5491AF
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#5491AF
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#5491AF
No color (achromatopsia)