black

#000000

#556EB5

#556EB5

Contrast Ratio

4.28:1

Delta E

63.49

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #556EB5
HEX #000000 #556EB5
RGB 0, 0, 0 85, 110, 181
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 224.4, 39.3%, 52.2%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 224.4, 53.0%, 71.0%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 53.0%, 39.2%, 0.0%, 29.0%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5516 0.1147 267.9

Contrast & Accessibility

4.28:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #556EB5 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #556EB5

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #556EB5);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #556EB5);

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