Article - creating complimentary colour groups / colour matching images imported into Illustrator?

greetings all.
i have a number of pictures that i have imported into illustrator.
some are live traced vector images
some are bitmaps from photoshop
here is my question. i want to take an image and create a swatch from the range of colours expressed in the image. alternatively i'd like a workflow that allows me to match complimentary colours to what is already there.
i am pretty sure that it can be done via a live trace but often it doesnt give me all the colours i would like to use?
are there any other ways in illustrator, 3 rd party programs or other recommendations that you recommend?
thank you kindly
-s

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