black

#000000

#72BCD7

#72BCD7

Contrast Ratio

9.89:1

Delta E

77.09

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #72BCD7
HEX #000000 #72BCD7
RGB 0, 0, 0 114, 188, 215
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.0, 55.8%, 64.5%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.0, 47.0%, 84.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 47.0%, 12.6%, 0.0%, 15.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7568 0.0832 223.5

Contrast & Accessibility

9.89:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Pass AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #72BCD7 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #72BCD7

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #72BCD7);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #72BCD7);

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