black

#000000

#172F5F

#172F5F

Contrast Ratio

1.61:1

Delta E

38.44

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #172F5F
HEX #000000 #172F5F
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 47, 95
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 220.0, 61.0%, 23.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 220.0, 75.8%, 37.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 75.8%, 50.5%, 0.0%, 62.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3152 0.0907 262.4

Contrast & Accessibility

1.61:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #172F5F → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #172F5F

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #172F5F);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #172F5F);

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