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Cardinal Mauve

#2A244B

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.46:1AAA

Black text

1.37:1Fails

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About Cardinal Mauve

Cardinal Mauve (#2A244B) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 36, 75 and its HSL value is 249°, 35%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cardinal Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2A244B · #454B24

Analogous

#24314B · #2A244B · #3E244B

Triadic

#2A244B · #4B2A24 · #244B2A

Split complementary

#2A244B · #4B3E24 · #314B24

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