Dark Vivid Teal vs Medium Purple — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Dark Vivid Tealnearest vs Medium Purplenearest

#009E8C · #9477C2

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 52/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 73/100 (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.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony52Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

90° apart

Distinguishable73Easy to tell apart

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ΔE 74 (29 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 74 — different

How different are Dark Vivid Teal and Medium Purple?

Dark Vivid Teal and Medium Purple are very different (ΔE 74). They have distinctly different hues (90° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.

Can you read one on the other?

Dark Vivid Teal text on Medium Purple: 1.10:1 (Fail); Medium Purple text on Dark Vivid Teal: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #00231E clears it.

Common questions

Do Dark Vivid Teal and Medium Purple go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 52/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Dark Vivid Teal readable as text on Medium Purple?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #00231E clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Dark Vivid Teal and Medium Purple?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 74 — very different.

Are Dark Vivid Teal and Medium Purple the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 74).

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Explore each color: Dark Vivid Teal #009E8C · Medium Purple #9477C2 · Shades: Dark Vivid Teal shades · Medium Purple shades · Contrast checker →

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