#C651C1 · #E04485
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 99/100 (analogous) · Distinguishable 75/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 21/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Medium Orchid and Blush are very different (ΔE 36). They have distinctly different hues (32° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Medium Orchid text on Blush: 1.00:1 (Fail); Blush text on Medium Orchid: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #320032 clears it.
Analogous — analogous — 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 #320032 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 36 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 36).
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