black

#000000

#238CAC

#238CAC

Contrast Ratio

5.42:1

Delta E

62.24

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #238CAC
HEX #000000 #238CAC
RGB 0, 0, 0 35, 140, 172
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.0, 66.2%, 40.6%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.0, 79.7%, 67.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 79.7%, 18.6%, 0.0%, 32.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5972 0.1021 223.6

Contrast & Accessibility

5.42:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #238CAC → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #238CAC

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #238CAC);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #238CAC);

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