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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
accentSeafoamCH 0057 · #78FFB2
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ ShaleAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Shale #5B646F.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#6E527A 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 Mist on #6E527A#6E527ASet in Pink Mist on #6E527A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 75 · 5.6:1
#6E527A on Pink Mist#6E527ASet in #6E527A on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 5.6:1
Glow Stick on #6E527A#6E527ASet in Glow Stick on #6E527A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 5.1:1
#6E527A on Glow Stick#6E527ASet in #6E527A on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 5.1:1
Feather on #6E527A#6E527ASet in Feather on #6E527A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 4.6:1
#6E527A on Feather#6E527ASet in #6E527A on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.6:1

For every eye: Pink Mist on #6E527A

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