black

#000000

#42559B

#42559B

Contrast Ratio

3.0:1

Delta E

57.32

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #42559B
HEX #000000 #42559B
RGB 0, 0, 0 66, 85, 155
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 227.2, 40.3%, 43.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 227.2, 57.4%, 60.8%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 57.4%, 45.2%, 0.0%, 39.2%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4697 0.1154 270.1

Contrast & Accessibility

3.0:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #42559B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #42559B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #42559B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #42559B);

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