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Pāua

#282451

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.37:1AAA

Black text

1.38:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#282451) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 40, 36, 81 and its HSL value is 245°, 38%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (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

#282451 · #4D5124

Analogous

#243751 · #282451 · #3E2451

Triadic

#282451 · #512824 · #245128

Split complementary

#282451 · #513E24 · #375124

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