#009F8A · #9378C5
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 49/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 72/100 (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.
Dark Vivid Teal and Medium Purple are very different (ΔE 77). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
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 #00241E clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 49/100). 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 #00241E clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 77 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 77).
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