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Pāua

#2C224F

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.49:1AAA

Black text

1.37:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2C224F) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 34, 79 and its HSL value is 253°, 40%, 22%. 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.

Tints

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Complementary

#2C224F · #454F22

Analogous

#222E4F · #2C224F · #43224F

Triadic

#2C224F · #4F2C22 · #224F2C

Split complementary

#2C224F · #4F4322 · #2E4F22

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