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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportSignalCH 0018 · #FF2D2D
accentSunshineCH 0263 · #E9CE3C
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SilverAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Silver #A5AFBA.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#8BBADA 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.

Ink on #8BBADA#8BBADASet in Ink on #8BBADA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.5:1
#8BBADA on Ink#8BBADASet in #8BBADA on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.5:1
Navy on #8BBADA#8BBADASet in Navy on #8BBADA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 7.0:1
#8BBADA on Navy#8BBADASet in #8BBADA on Navy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 7.0:1
#8BBADA on Gunmetal#8BBADASet in #8BBADA on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.4:1
Gunmetal on #8BBADA#8BBADASet in Gunmetal on #8BBADA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.4:1

For every eye: Ink on #8BBADA

#8BBADA
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8BBADA
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8BBADA
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8BBADA
No color (achromatopsia)