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Contrast & ΔE

Two questions about two colors: can people read one on the other? (WCAG 2.2 and the newer APCA) and how different do they look? (CIE ΔE formulas from 1976 to OKLab). Press X to swap.

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The quick brown fox

Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet. Body copy at 15 px needs more contrast than this headline does, and thin weights need more still.

12 px caption — small text is the first thing to fail.

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WCAG 2.2 contrast ratiorelative luminance
134.5721
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APCA lightness contrast0.0.98G-4g
01545607590106

Polarity-aware: dark-on-light and light-on-dark score differently.
Color difference (ΔE)CIELAB D50 · OKLab ×100