#29C5ED · #EB90CC
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (triadic) · Distinguishable 100/100 (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.
Deep Sky Blue and Plum are very different (ΔE 69). They have distinctly different hues (128° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Sky Blue text on Plum: 1.10:1 (Fail); Plum text on Deep Sky Blue: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00485A clears it.
Triadic — triadic — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). 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 #00485A clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 69 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 69).
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