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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportNasturtiumCH 0186 · #EB7C2B
accentLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
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#6D87AC 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 #6D87AC#6D87ACSet in Club Soda on #6D87AC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.2:1
#6D87AC on Club Soda#6D87ACSet in #6D87AC on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.2:1
Ink on #6D87AC#6D87AC
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.3:1
Forget Me Not on #6D87AC#6D87AC
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.3:1
#6D87AC on Ink#6D87AC
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.3:1
#6D87AC on Forget Me Not#6D87AC
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.3:1

For every eye: Club Soda on #6D87AC

#6D87AC
Red-blind (protanopia)
#6D87AC
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#6D87AC
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#6D87AC
No color (achromatopsia)