black

#000000

#227D9B

#227D9B

Contrast Ratio

4.47:1

Delta E

56.32

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #227D9B
HEX #000000 #227D9B
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 125, 155
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.9, 64.0%, 37.1%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.9, 78.1%, 60.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 78.1%, 19.4%, 0.0%, 39.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5515 0.0936 225.0

Contrast & Accessibility

4.47:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #227D9B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #227D9B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #227D9B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #227D9B);

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