black

#000000

mediumblue

#0000CD

Contrast Ratio

1.88:1

Delta E

116.23

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #0000CD
HEX #000000 #0000CD
RGB 0, 0, 0 0, 0, 205
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 240.0, 100.0%, 40.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 240.0, 100.0%, 80.4%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 100.0%, 100.0%, 0.0%, 19.6%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3835 0.2657 264.1

Contrast & Accessibility

1.88:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #0000CD → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #0000CD

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #0000CD);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #0000CD);

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