Powder Blue vs Fog — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Powder Bluenearest vs Fognearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 65/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 36/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 79/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony65Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

51° apart

Distinguishable36Hard to tell apart

normal

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ΔE 9.4 (8.9 under CVD)

Match79Close

ΔE 9.4 — close

How different are Powder Blue and Fog?

Powder Blue and Fog are very close (ΔE 9). They have distinctly different hues (51° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Powder Blue text on Fog: 1.01:1 (Fail); Fog text on Powder Blue: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #3F6455 clears it.

Common questions

Do Powder Blue and Fog go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 65/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Powder Blue readable as text on Fog?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #3F6455 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Powder Blue and Fog?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 9 — very close.

Are Powder Blue and Fog the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 9.4).

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