black

#000000

#42B6DC

#42B6DC

Contrast Ratio

8.96:1

Delta E

77.64

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42B6DC
HEX #000000 #42B6DC
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 182, 220
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.8, 68.8%, 56.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.8, 70.0%, 86.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 70.0%, 17.3%, 0.0%, 13.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7271 0.1152 223.8

Contrast & Accessibility

8.96:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42B6DC → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42B6DC

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42B6DC);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42B6DC);

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