black

#000000

#228BA9

#228BA9

Contrast Ratio

5.33:1

Delta E

61.61

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #228BA9
HEX #000000 #228BA9
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 139, 169
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 193.3, 66.5%, 39.8%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 193.3, 79.9%, 66.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 79.9%, 17.8%, 0.0%, 33.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5931 0.1005 222.2

Contrast & Accessibility

5.33:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #228BA9 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #228BA9

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #228BA9);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #228BA9);

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