black

#000000

#172EC6

#172EC6

Contrast Ratio

2.24:1

Delta E

97.96

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172EC6
HEX #000000 #172EC6
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 46, 198
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 232.1, 79.2%, 43.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 232.1, 88.4%, 77.6%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 88.4%, 76.8%, 0.0%, 22.4%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4166 0.2298 266.4

Contrast & Accessibility

2.24:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172EC6 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172EC6

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172EC6);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172EC6);

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