black

#000000

#278BAC

#278BAC

Contrast Ratio

5.38:1

Delta E

61.9

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #278BAC
HEX #000000 #278BAC
RGB 0, 0, 0 39, 139, 172
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.9, 63.0%, 41.4%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 194.9, 77.3%, 67.5%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 77.3%, 19.2%, 0.0%, 32.5%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5955 0.1009 225.0

Contrast & Accessibility

5.38:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #278BAC → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #278BAC

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #278BAC);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #278BAC);

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