#111111 · #261726
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 39/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 29/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 69/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
DreamlessSleep and Deep Muted Purple are a clear pair (ΔE 14). They have distinctly different hues (60° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
DreamlessSleep text on Deep Muted Purple: 1.11:1 (Fail); Deep Muted Purple text on DreamlessSleep: 1.11:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #848484 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 39/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #848484 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 14 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 14).
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