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Pāua

#2C2551

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.09:1AAA

Black text

1.41:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2C2551) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 44, 37, 81 and its HSL value is 250°, 37%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (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

#2C2551 · #4A5125

Analogous

#253451 · #2C2551 · #422551

Triadic

#2C2551 · #512C25 · #25512C

Split complementary

#2C2551 · #514225 · #345125

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