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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
accentAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#D0AACE 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 #D0AACE#D0AACESet in Ink on #D0AACE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 9.7:1
#D0AACE on Ink#D0AACESet in #D0AACE on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.7:1
Graphite on #D0AACE#D0AACESet in Graphite on #D0AACE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.6:1
#D0AACE on Graphite#D0AACESet in #D0AACE on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.6:1
#D0AACE on Iron#D0AACESet in #D0AACE on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1
Iron on #D0AACE#D0AACESet in Iron on #D0AACE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1

For every eye: Ink on #D0AACE

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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)