#71A6F5 · #7BB866
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (triadic) · 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.
Cornflower Blue and Emerald are very different (ΔE 90). They have distinctly different hues (111° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Cornflower Blue text on Emerald: 1.05:1 (Fail); Emerald text on Cornflower Blue: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #073C81 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 #073C81 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 90 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 90).
Explore each color: Cornflower Blue #71A6F5 · Emerald #7BB866 · Shades: Cornflower Blue shades · Emerald shades · Contrast checker →