black

#000000

#228AB1

#228AB1

Contrast Ratio

5.34:1

Delta E

62.67

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #228AB1
HEX #000000 #228AB1
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 138, 177
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.4, 67.8%, 41.4%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 196.4, 80.8%, 69.4%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 80.8%, 22.0%, 0.0%, 30.6%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5944 0.107 228.8

Contrast & Accessibility

5.34:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #228AB1 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #228AB1

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #228AB1);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #228AB1);

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