Baby Blue vs Petula — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 98/100 (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.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony100Complementary

Complementary

179° apart

Distinguishable98Easy to tell apart

normal

colorblind

ΔE 57

Match0Different

ΔE 57 — different

How different are Baby Blue and Petula?

Baby Blue and Petula are very different (ΔE 57). They have near-opposite hues (179° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Baby Blue text on Petula: 1.06:1 (Fail); Petula text on Baby Blue: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #005F6B clears it.

Common questions

Do Baby Blue and Petula go well together?

Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Baby Blue readable as text on Petula?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #005F6B clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Baby Blue and Petula?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 57 — very different.

Are Baby Blue and Petula the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 57).

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