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Pāua

#2E2353

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.17:1AAA

Black text

1.40:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2E2353) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 46, 35, 83 and its HSL value is 254°, 41%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (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

#2E2353 · #485323

Analogous

#233053 · #2E2353 · #462353

Triadic

#2E2353 · #532E23 · #23532E

Split complementary

#2E2353 · #534623 · #305323

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