#95DACB · #D0C0F3
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 56/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 32/100 (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 Periwinkle are very different (ΔE 47). They have distinctly different hues (92° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Teal text on Periwinkle: 1.05:1 (Fail); Periwinkle text on Light Teal: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #145E53 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 56/100). 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 #145E53 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 47 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 47).
Explore each color: Light Teal #95DACB · Periwinkle #D0C0F3 · Shades: Light Teal shades · Periwinkle shades · Contrast checker →