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Cardinal Mauve

#2A294B

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.84:1AAA

Black text

1.43:1Fails

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About Cardinal Mauve

Cardinal Mauve (#2A294B) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 41, 75 and its HSL value is 242°, 29%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (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

#2A294B · #4A4B29

Analogous

#29394B · #2A294B · #3B294B

Triadic

#2A294B · #4B2A29 · #294B2A

Split complementary

#2A294B · #4B3B29 · #394B29

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