#111111 · #251627
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 24/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 30/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 67/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
DreamlessSleep and Deep Dusty Purple are a clear pair (ΔE 15). They have distinctly different hues (67° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
DreamlessSleep text on Deep Dusty Purple: 1.10:1 (Fail); Deep Dusty Purple text on DreamlessSleep: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #838383 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 24/100). 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 #838383 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 15 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 15).
Explore each color: DreamlessSleep #111111 · Deep Dusty Purple #251627 · Shades: DreamlessSleep shades · Deep Dusty Purple shades · Contrast checker →