black

#000000

#72AFDE

#72AFDE

Contrast Ratio

8.9:1

Delta E

75.58

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #72AFDE
HEX #000000 #72AFDE
RGB 0, 0, 0 114, 175, 222
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 206.1, 62.1%, 65.9%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 206.1, 48.6%, 87.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 48.6%, 21.2%, 0.0%, 12.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7306 0.0932 242.7

Contrast & Accessibility

8.9:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #72AFDE → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #72AFDE

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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