black

#000000

#8496AC

#8496AC

Contrast Ratio

6.94:1

Delta E

62.9

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #8496AC
HEX #000000 #8496AC
RGB 0, 0, 0 132, 150, 172
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 213.0, 19.4%, 59.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 213.0, 23.3%, 67.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 23.3%, 12.8%, 0.0%, 32.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6665 0.0387 253.5

Contrast & Accessibility

6.94:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #8496AC → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #8496AC

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #8496AC);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #8496AC);

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