black

#000000

#172BCE

#172BCE

Contrast Ratio

2.27:1

Delta E

103.5

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172BCE
HEX #000000 #172BCE
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 43, 206
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 233.4, 79.9%, 44.9%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 233.4, 88.8%, 80.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 88.8%, 79.1%, 0.0%, 19.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4219 0.2415 266.5

Contrast & Accessibility

2.27:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172BCE → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172BCE

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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