black

#000000

#227BAE

#227BAE

Contrast Ratio

4.51:1

Delta E

60.25

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #227BAE
HEX #000000 #227BAE
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 123, 174
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 201.9, 67.3%, 40.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 201.9, 80.5%, 68.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 80.5%, 29.3%, 0.0%, 31.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5562 0.1128 239.4

Contrast & Accessibility

4.51:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #227BAE → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #227BAE

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #227BAE);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #227BAE);

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