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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.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#DDAECD 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.

Charcoal on #DDAECD#DDAECDSet in Charcoal on #DDAECD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 9.8:1
#DDAECD on Charcoal#DDAECDSet in #DDAECD on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 9.8:1
#DDAECD on Espresso#DDAECDSet in #DDAECD on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.4:1
Espresso on #DDAECD#DDAECDSet in Espresso on #DDAECD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.4:1
#DDAECD on Asphalt#DDAECDSet in #DDAECD on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.1:1
Asphalt on #DDAECD#DDAECDSet in Asphalt on #DDAECD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.1:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DDAECD

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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)