#A6D4EF · #EEBDCF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 81/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 77/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 27/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Blue and Soft Pink are very different (ΔE 33). They have distinctly different hues (136° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Blue text on Soft Pink: 1.04:1 (Fail); Soft Pink text on Light Blue: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #305A72 clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 81/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #305A72 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 33 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 33).
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