#C5B3DA · #D5AECA
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 68/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 39/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 78/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Heather and Lilac are very close (ΔE 10). They have distinctly different hues (49° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Heather text on Lilac: 1.01:1 (Fail); Lilac text on Heather: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #534465 clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 68/100). 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 #534465 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 10 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.8).
Explore each color: Heather #C5B3DA · Lilac #D5AECA · Shades: Heather shades · Lilac shades · Contrast checker →