#8BD5B0 · #B8BCFC
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 44/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 44/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Medium Aquamarine and Pale Vivid Blue are very different (ΔE 61). They have distinctly different hues (86° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Medium Aquamarine text on Pale Vivid Blue: 1.05:1 (Fail); Pale Vivid Blue text on Medium Aquamarine: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #035B3D clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 44/100). 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 #035B3D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 61 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 61).
Explore each color: Medium Aquamarine #8BD5B0 · Pale Vivid Blue #B8BCFC · Shades: Medium Aquamarine shades · Pale Vivid Blue shades · Contrast checker →