black

#000000

#172BAB

#172BAB

Contrast Ratio

1.97:1

Delta E

84.96

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172BAB
HEX #000000 #172BAB
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 43, 171
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 231.9, 76.3%, 38.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 231.9, 86.5%, 67.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 86.5%, 74.9%, 0.0%, 32.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3819 0.2006 267.0

Contrast & Accessibility

1.97:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172BAB → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172BAB

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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