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Cardinal Mauve

#2A294F

Contrast at a glance

White text

13.74:1AAA

Black text

1.44:1Fails

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About Cardinal Mauve

Cardinal Mauve (#2A294F) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 41, 79 and its HSL value is 242°, 32%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (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

#2A294F · #4E4F29

Analogous

#293B4F · #2A294F · #3D294F

Triadic

#2A294F · #4F2A29 · #294F2A

Split complementary

#2A294F · #4F3D29 · #3B4F29

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