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Pāua

#28214F

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.78:1AAA

Black text

1.34:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#28214F) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 40, 33, 79 and its HSL value is 249°, 41%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pāua, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#28214F · #484F21

Analogous

#21314F · #28214F · #3F214F

Triadic

#28214F · #4F2821 · #214F28

Split complementary

#28214F · #4F3F21 · #314F21

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