black

#000000

#172B7F

#172B7F

Contrast Ratio

1.69:1

Delta E

59.7

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172B7F
HEX #000000 #172B7F
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 43, 127
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 228.5, 69.3%, 29.4%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 228.5, 81.9%, 49.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 81.9%, 66.1%, 0.0%, 50.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3351 0.1435 267.3

Contrast & Accessibility

1.69:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172B7F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172B7F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172B7F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172B7F);

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