black

#000000

#1978C4

#1978C4

Contrast Ratio

4.53:1

Delta E

67.87

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #1978C4
HEX #000000 #1978C4
RGB 0, 0, 0 25, 120, 196
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 206.7, 77.4%, 43.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 206.7, 87.2%, 76.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 87.2%, 38.8%, 0.0%, 23.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5601 0.1436 248.9

Contrast & Accessibility

4.53:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #1978C4 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #1978C4

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #1978C4);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #1978C4);

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