#BCDFC5 · #EAC9E3
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 99/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 24/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 19/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Powder Blue and Thistle are very different (ΔE 37). They have near-opposite hues (177° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Powder Blue text on Thistle: 1.04:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Powder Blue: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #43624C clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 99/100). 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 #43624C clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 37 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 37).
Explore each color: Powder Blue #BCDFC5 · Thistle #EAC9E3 · Shades: Powder Blue shades · Thistle shades · Contrast checker →