black

#000000

#178ECF

#178ECF

Contrast Ratio

5.81:1

Delta E

70.41

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #178ECF
HEX #000000 #178ECF
RGB 0, 0, 0 23, 142, 207
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 201.2, 80.0%, 45.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 201.2, 88.9%, 81.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 88.9%, 31.4%, 0.0%, 18.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6177 0.1368 240.5

Contrast & Accessibility

5.81:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #178ECF → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #178ECF

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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