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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
accentYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.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#688AA0 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.

Club Soda on #688AA0#688AA0Set in Club Soda on #688AA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#688AA0 on Club Soda#688AA0Set in #688AA0 on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Neon Aqua on #688AA0#688AA0
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #688AA0#688AA0
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
Lavender Blue on #688AA0#688AA0
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
#688AA0 on Neon Aqua#688AA0
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Club Soda on #688AA0

#688AA0
Red-blind (protanopia)
#688AA0
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#688AA0
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#688AA0
No color (achromatopsia)