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
accentSeafoamCH 0057 · #78FFB2
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperPink MistCH 0519 · #EFE8F5
claim its number≈ MauveAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mauve #E0B0FF.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#D9A3EF 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 #D9A3EF#D9A3EFSet in Ink on #D9A3EF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.8:1
#D9A3EF on Ink#D9A3EFSet in #D9A3EF on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.8:1
Eggplant on #D9A3EF#D9A3EFSet in Eggplant on #D9A3EF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.8:1
#D9A3EF on Eggplant#D9A3EFSet in #D9A3EF on Eggplant, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.8:1
#D9A3EF on Iron#D9A3EFSet in #D9A3EF on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 5.8:1
Iron on #D9A3EF#D9A3EFSet in Iron on #D9A3EF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 5.8:1

For every eye: Ink on #D9A3EF

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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)