black

#000000

#228BEE

#228BEE

Contrast Ratio

6.0:1

Delta E

81.46

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #228BEE
HEX #000000 #228BEE
RGB 0, 0, 0 34, 139, 238
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 209.1, 85.7%, 53.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 209.1, 85.7%, 93.3%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 85.7%, 41.6%, 0.0%, 6.7%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6309 0.1739 252.1

Contrast & Accessibility

6.0:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #228BEE β†’ Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 β†’ Background: #228BEE

Color Difference (Delta E)

81.46 Very Different
0 β€” Identical 5 β€” Similar 25 β€” Noticeable 100 β€” Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

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

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