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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportLemonCH 0040 · #FFF44F
accentMint FlashCH 0335 · #44F0A0
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.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#C9AFD8 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 #C9AFD8#C9AFD8Set in Ink on #C9AFD8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.9:1
#C9AFD8 on Ink#C9AFD8Set in #C9AFD8 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 9.9:1
Graphite on #C9AFD8#C9AFD8Set in Graphite on #C9AFD8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.8:1
#C9AFD8 on Graphite#C9AFD8Set in #C9AFD8 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.8:1
#C9AFD8 on Iron#C9AFD8Set in #C9AFD8 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 5.9:1
Iron on #C9AFD8#C9AFD8Set in Iron on #C9AFD8, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 5.9:1

For every eye: Ink on #C9AFD8

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