black

#000000

#172EB5

#172EB5

Contrast Ratio

2.09:1

Delta E

88.89

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172EB5
HEX #000000 #172EB5
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 46, 181
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 231.3, 77.5%, 40.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 231.3, 87.3%, 71.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 87.3%, 74.6%, 0.0%, 29.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3975 0.2098 266.6

Contrast & Accessibility

2.09:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172EB5 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172EB5

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172EB5);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172EB5);

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