black

#000000

#AF558B

#AF558B

Contrast Ratio

4.5:1

Delta E

66.56

Very Different

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #AF558B
HEX #000000 #AF558B
RGB 0, 0, 0 175, 85, 139
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 324.0, 36.0%, 51.0%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 324.0, 51.4%, 68.6%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 0.0%, 51.4%, 20.6%, 31.4%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5765 0.1337 345.1

Contrast & Accessibility

4.5:1
AA Fail AA Large Pass AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #AF558B → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #AF558B

Color Difference (Delta E)

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

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #AF558B);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #AF558B);

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