black

#000000

#225BA6

#225BA6

Contrast Ratio

3.12:1

Delta E

60.65

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #225BA6
HEX #000000 #225BA6
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 91, 166
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 214.1, 66.0%, 39.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 214.1, 79.5%, 65.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 79.5%, 45.2%, 0.0%, 34.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4755 0.1344 256.7

Contrast & Accessibility

3.12:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #225BA6 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #225BA6

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #225BA6);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #225BA6);

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