black

#000000

#225BAE

#225BAE

Contrast Ratio

3.18:1

Delta E

64.49

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #225BAE
HEX #000000 #225BAE
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 91, 174
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 215.6, 67.3%, 40.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 215.6, 80.5%, 68.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 80.5%, 47.7%, 0.0%, 31.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4811 0.1453 258.3

Contrast & Accessibility

3.18:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #225BAE → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #225BAE

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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