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Pāua

#2A2251

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.52:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2A2251) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 34, 81 and its HSL value is 250°, 41%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pāua, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A2251 · #495122

Analogous

#223151 · #2A2251 · #422251

Triadic

#2A2251 · #512A22 · #22512A

Split complementary

#2A2251 · #514222 · #315122

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