#01CAB2 · #BC99F8
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 38/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 78/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Medium Aquamarine and Light Vivid Indigo are very different (ΔE 90). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Medium Aquamarine text on Light Vivid Indigo: 1.12:1 (Fail); Light Vivid Indigo text on Medium Aquamarine: 1.12:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00483F clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 38/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #00483F clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 90 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 90).
Explore each color: Medium Aquamarine #01CAB2 · Light Vivid Indigo #BC99F8 · Shades: Medium Aquamarine shades · Light Vivid Indigo shades · Contrast checker →