black

#000000

#172C88

#172C88

Contrast Ratio

1.75:1

Delta E

64.49

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172C88
HEX #000000 #172C88
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 44, 136
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 228.8, 71.1%, 31.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 228.8, 83.1%, 53.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 83.1%, 67.6%, 0.0%, 46.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3461 0.1546 267.2

Contrast & Accessibility

1.75:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172C88 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172C88

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172C88);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172C88);

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