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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EFF746
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PlumAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Plum #8E4585.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#7C5281 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.

Milk on #7C5281#7C5281Set in Milk on #7C5281, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.5:1
Electric Lemon on #7C5281#7C5281Set in Electric Lemon on #7C5281, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 75 · 5.3:1
#7C5281 on Milk#7C5281Set in #7C5281 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.5:1
#7C5281 on Electric Lemon#7C5281Set in #7C5281 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 5.3:1
Aurora on #7C5281#7C5281Set in Aurora on #7C5281, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 4.2:1
#7C5281 on Aurora#7C5281Set in #7C5281 on Aurora, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 4.2:1

For every eye: Milk on #7C5281

#7C5281
Red-blind (protanopia)
#7C5281
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#7C5281
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#7C5281
No color (achromatopsia)