black

#000000

#178DB8

#178DB8

Contrast Ratio

5.54:1

Delta E

64.7

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #178DB8
HEX #000000 #178DB8
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 141, 184
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.0, 77.8%, 40.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.0, 87.5%, 72.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 87.5%, 23.4%, 0.0%, 27.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6033 0.1146 229.7

Contrast & Accessibility

5.54:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #178DB8 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #178DB8

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #178DB8);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #178DB8);

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