black

#000000

#225BA0

#225BA0

Contrast Ratio

3.07:1

Delta E

57.87

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #225BA0
HEX #000000 #225BA0
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 91, 160
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 212.9, 64.9%, 38.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 212.9, 78.8%, 62.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 78.8%, 43.1%, 0.0%, 37.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4714 0.1262 255.3

Contrast & Accessibility

3.07:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #225BA0 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #225BA0

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #225BA0);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #225BA0);

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