#4C7DC2 · #588C42
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (triadic) · Distinguishable 77/100 (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.
Steel Blue and Basil are very different (ΔE 83). They have distinctly different hues (113° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Steel Blue text on Basil: 1.04:1 (Fail); Basil text on Steel Blue: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00143C 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 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #00143C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 83 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 83).
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