#8EA308 · #A47EE9
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 86/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 93/100 (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.
Dark Vivid Lime and Medium Purple are very different (ΔE 129). They have near-opposite hues (167° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Dark Vivid Lime text on Medium Purple: 1.10:1 (Fail); Medium Purple text on Dark Vivid Lime: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #282F00 clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 86/100). 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 #282F00 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 129 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 129).
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