#A2D4BD · #C2C2EE
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 40/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 34/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 10/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
FloweringCactus and Periwinkle are very different (ΔE 41). They have distinctly different hues (88° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
FloweringCactus text on Periwinkle: 1.04:1 (Fail); Periwinkle text on FloweringCactus: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #2D5B48 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 40/100). 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 #2D5B48 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 41 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 41).
Explore each color: FloweringCactus #A2D4BD · Periwinkle #C2C2EE · Shades: FloweringCactus shades · Periwinkle shades · Contrast checker →