black

#000000

#42BDDC

#42BDDC

Contrast Ratio

9.54:1

Delta E

79.41

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42BDDC
HEX #000000 #42BDDC
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 189, 220
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 192.1, 68.8%, 56.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 192.1, 70.0%, 86.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 70.0%, 14.1%, 0.0%, 13.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7436 0.1146 218.1

Contrast & Accessibility

9.54:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42BDDC → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42BDDC

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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