Olive vs Medium Violet Red — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Olivenearest vs Medium Violet Rednearest

#858000 · #D12894

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 67/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 62/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability3Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony67Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

96° apart

Distinguishable62Somewhat similar

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 111 (23 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 111 — different

How different are Olive and Medium Violet Red?

Olive and Medium Violet Red are very different (ΔE 111). They have distinctly different hues (96° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.

Can you read one on the other?

Olive text on Medium Violet Red: 1.14:1 (Fail); Medium Violet Red text on Olive: 1.14:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #FFFEB4 clears it.

Common questions

Do Olive and Medium Violet Red go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 67/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Olive readable as text on Medium Violet Red?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #FFFEB4 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Olive and Medium Violet Red?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 111 — very different.

Are Olive and Medium Violet Red the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 111).

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Explore each color: Olive #858000 · Medium Violet Red #D12894 · Shades: Olive shades · Medium Violet Red shades · Contrast checker →

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