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Pāua

#2C2351

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.32:1AAA

Black text

1.38:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2C2351) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 35, 81 and its HSL value is 252°, 40%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (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

#2C2351 · #485123

Analogous

#233151 · #2C2351 · #432351

Triadic

#2C2351 · #512C23 · #23512C

Split complementary

#2C2351 · #514323 · #315123

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