black

#000000

#40BACD

#40BACD

Contrast Ratio

9.12:1

Delta E

77.5

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #40BACD
HEX #000000 #40BACD
RGB 0, 0, 0 64, 186, 205
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 188.1, 58.5%, 52.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 188.1, 68.8%, 80.4%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 68.8%, 9.3%, 0.0%, 19.6%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7299 0.1083 209.8

Contrast & Accessibility

9.12:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #40BACD → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #40BACD

Color Difference (Delta E)

77.5 Very Different
0 — Identical 5 — Similar 25 — Noticeable 100 — Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #40BACD);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #40BACD);

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