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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportButterCH 0042 · #FFE066
accentRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.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#977DAA 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), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Pink Mist on #977DAA#977DAASet in Pink Mist on #977DAA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#977DAA on Pink Mist#977DAASet in #977DAA on Pink Mist, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Ink on #977DAA#977DAA
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#977DAA on Ink#977DAA
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Sweet Pea on #977DAA#977DAA
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
Graphite on #977DAA#977DAA
Display sizesLc 34 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Pink Mist on #977DAA

#977DAA
Red-blind (protanopia)
#977DAA
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#977DAA
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#977DAA
No color (achromatopsia)