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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Acid#95FA3A
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PlumAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Plum #8E4585.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#88396B 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 #88396B#88396BSet in Milk on #88396B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 6.6:1
#88396B on Milk#88396BSet in #88396B on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 6.6:1
Seafoam on #88396B#88396BSet in Seafoam on #88396B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 5.9:1
#88396B on Seafoam#88396BSet in #88396B on Seafoam, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 5.9:1
Neon Blush on #88396B#88396BSet in Neon Blush on #88396B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.5:1
#88396B on Neon Blush#88396BSet in #88396B on Neon Blush, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 4.5:1

For every eye: Milk on #88396B

#88396B
Red-blind (protanopia)
#88396B
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#88396B
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#88396B
No color (achromatopsia)