#91D8CC · #D1BDF0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 61/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 35/100 (hard 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.
Light Teal and Thistle are very different (ΔE 47). They have distinctly different hues (94° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Teal text on Thistle: 1.05:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Light Teal: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #0D5D54 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 61/100). 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 #0D5D54 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 47 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 47).
Explore each color: Light Teal #91D8CC · Thistle #D1BDF0 · Shades: Light Teal shades · Thistle shades · Contrast checker →