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Cardinal Mauve

#2D254D

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.16:1AAA

Black text

1.40:1Fails

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About Cardinal Mauve

Cardinal Mauve (#2D254D) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 45, 37, 77 and its HSL value is 252°, 35%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cardinal Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#2D254D · #454D25

Analogous

#25314D · #2D254D · #41254D

Triadic

#2D254D · #4D2D25 · #254D2D

Split complementary

#2D254D · #4D4125 · #314D25

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