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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportHoneyCH 0044 · #EBA937
accentAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.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#8687AD 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.

Lemon on #8687AD#8687ADSet in Lemon on #8687AD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.0:1
Club Soda on #8687AD#8687ADSet in Club Soda on #8687AD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.0:1
#8687AD on Lemon#8687ADSet in #8687AD on Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.0:1
#8687AD on Club Soda#8687ADSet in #8687AD on Club Soda, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 3.0:1
Aqua on #8687AD#8687ADSet in Aqua on #8687AD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.8:1
#8687AD on Aqua#8687ADSet in #8687AD on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.8:1

For every eye: Lemon on #8687AD

#8687AD
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8687AD
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8687AD
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8687AD
No color (achromatopsia)