black

#000000

#286D8C

#286D8C

Contrast Ratio

3.66:1

Delta E

50.25

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #286D8C
HEX #000000 #286D8C
RGB 0, 0, 0 40, 109, 140
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 198.6, 55.6%, 35.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 198.6, 71.4%, 54.9%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 71.4%, 22.1%, 0.0%, 45.1%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5055 0.0837 231.3

Contrast & Accessibility

3.66:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #286D8C → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #286D8C

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #286D8C);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #286D8C);

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