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On screen vs on paper

A backlit display flatters a pair; paper doesn't. Warm stock instead of #FFFFFF, a smaller gamut, lower contrast — this is where the verdict often changes.

HandglovesThe quick brown fox.
On screen
HandglovesThe quick brown fox.
On paper — approximate

An approximation of warm stock, reduced gamut and lower contrast — not a color-managed proof, and no claim about a specific press. For signage at distance, shrink the specimen with the size slider above.

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Almost before we knew it

The pair at the sizes real interface text gets used — a heading, a line of body copy, and a button. If all three hold up here, the pair works.

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The pair as published — paste it into your stack. Where the AA-corrected ink differs, it's labelled, never swapped in silently. “Badge” embeds a live SVG of the pair and its rating.


    
  



    
Color & contrast

    
Published contrast 2.51:1 — fails AA — beautiful, but hard to read at text sizes.

    
B is lightened to #FFB0CB for interface text; the swatch above shows the pair exactly as published.

    
Dim / secondary text sits at 4.58:1.

    

      
Body text · needs 4.5:1 · fails

      
Large text · needs 3:1 · fails

    


    
    

      Handgloves
    

    

      
      16px · fails AA
    

    
The pair exactly as published, at the size you drag to. AA needs 4.5:1 for body, 3:1 at large sizes (24px+).


    

      
AB

      
        
Hex#9B1D52#FF4F8B

        
RGBrgb(155, 29, 82)rgb(255, 79, 139)

        
HSLhsl(335, 68%, 36%)hsl(340, 100%, 65%)

      
    

    
Published 27 Oct 2026.

    
  



    
Color-blind view

    
Contrast is a luminance ratio, and color blindness keeps luminance — so it barely moves below. What moves is distinguishability: how far apart the two colors stay (ΔE). That is the number to watch, and why this section exists. You can publish any of these as its own pair.

    

  



    

      
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Momentum

    
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Make it pass

    
#FF4F8B on #9B1D52 is 2.51:1 — fails AA for body text. The nearest passing ink is #FFB0CB, which clears 4.5:1 without moving the ground.

    
Handgloves — #FFB0CB

    
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