black

#000000

#408BAE

#408BAE

Contrast Ratio

5.52:1

Delta E

61.51

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #408BAE
HEX #000000 #408BAE
RGB 0, 0, 0 64, 139, 174
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 199.1, 46.2%, 46.7%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 199.1, 63.2%, 68.2%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 63.2%, 20.1%, 0.0%, 31.8%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.604 0.091 231.2

Contrast & Accessibility

5.52:1
AA Pass AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Pass

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #408BAE → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #408BAE

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #408BAE);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #408BAE);

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