#6C74B8 · #AF634C
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 91/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 97/100 (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.
Dusty Blue and Clay are very different (ΔE 65). They have distinctly different hues (140° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dusty Blue text on Clay: 1.02:1 (Fail); Clay text on Dusty Blue: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #06002D clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 91/100). 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 #06002D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 65 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 65).
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