black

#000000

#173AC0

#173AC0

Contrast Ratio

2.4:1

Delta E

88.78

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #173AC0
HEX #000000 #173AC0
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 58, 192
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 227.6, 78.6%, 42.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 227.6, 88.0%, 75.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 88.0%, 69.8%, 0.0%, 24.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4283 0.2108 265.5

Contrast & Accessibility

2.4:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #173AC0 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #173AC0

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #173AC0);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #173AC0);

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