black

#000000

#72AEC8

#72AEC8

Contrast Ratio

8.6:1

Delta E

71.83

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #72AEC8
HEX #000000 #72AEC8
RGB 0, 0, 0 114, 174, 200
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 198.1, 43.9%, 61.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 198.1, 43.0%, 78.4%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 43.0%, 13.0%, 0.0%, 21.6%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7194 0.0726 227.2

Contrast & Accessibility

8.6:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #72AEC8 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #72AEC8

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #72AEC8);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #72AEC8);

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