black

#000000

#72B9DB

#72B9DB

Contrast Ratio

9.68:1

Delta E

76.86

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #72B9DB
HEX #000000 #72B9DB
RGB 0, 0, 0 114, 185, 219
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 199.4, 59.3%, 65.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 199.4, 47.9%, 85.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 47.9%, 15.5%, 0.0%, 14.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7516 0.0865 230.2

Contrast & Accessibility

9.68:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #72B9DB → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #72B9DB

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #72B9DB);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #72B9DB);

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