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Cardinal Mauve

#2A264A

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.24:1AAA

Black text

1.39:1Fails

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About Cardinal Mauve

Cardinal Mauve (#2A264A) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 38, 74 and its HSL value is 247°, 32%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (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

#2A264A · #464A26

Analogous

#26344A · #2A264A · #3C264A

Triadic

#2A264A · #4A2A26 · #264A2A

Split complementary

#2A264A · #4A3C26 · #344A26

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