Baby Blue vs Thistle — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Baby Bluenearest vs Thistlenearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 99/100 (triadic) · Distinguishable 76/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 7/100 (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

Harmony99Triadic

Triadic

124° apart

Distinguishable76Easy to tell apart

normal

protanopia

ΔE 42 (32 under CVD)

Match7Different

ΔE 42 — different

How different are Baby Blue and Thistle?

Baby Blue and Thistle are very different (ΔE 42). They have distinctly different hues (124° 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 Thistle: 1.05:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Baby Blue: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #095C6D clears it.

Common questions

Do Baby Blue and Thistle go well together?

Triadic — triadic — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 99/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Baby Blue readable as text on Thistle?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #095C6D clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 42 — very different.

Are Baby Blue and Thistle the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 42).

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