black

#000000

#226DAB

#226DAB

Contrast Ratio

3.84:1

Delta E

59.55

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #226DAB
HEX #000000 #226DAB
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 109, 171
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 207.2, 66.8%, 40.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 207.2, 80.1%, 67.1%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 80.1%, 36.3%, 0.0%, 32.9%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5208 0.1214 248.0

Contrast & Accessibility

3.84:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #226DAB → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #226DAB

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #226DAB);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #226DAB);

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