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Pāua

#2C2153

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.49:1AAA

Black text

1.37:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2C2153) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 33, 83 and its HSL value is 253°, 43%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pāua, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#2C2153 · #485321

Analogous

#212F53 · #2C2153 · #452153

Triadic

#2C2153 · #532C21 · #21532C

Split complementary

#2C2153 · #534521 · #2F5321

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