#111111 · #8B0097
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 26/100 (fail) · Harmony 35/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 80/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
DreamlessSleep and Dark Magenta are very different (ΔE 83). They have distinctly different hues (65° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
DreamlessSleep text on Dark Magenta: 2.29:1 (Fail); Dark Magenta text on DreamlessSleep: 2.29:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #C0C0C0 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 35/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 2.3:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #C0C0C0 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 83 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 83).
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