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Pāua

#2B2250

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.51:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2B2250) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 43, 34, 80 and its HSL value is 252°, 40%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (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

#2B2250 · #475022

Analogous

#223050 · #2B2250 · #422250

Triadic

#2B2250 · #502B22 · #22502B

Split complementary

#2B2250 · #504222 · #305022

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