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Pāua

#282251

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.61:1AAA

Black text

1.36:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#282251) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 40, 34, 81 and its HSL value is 248°, 41%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (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

#282251 · #4B5122

Analogous

#223351 · #282251 · #402251

Triadic

#282251 · #512822 · #225128

Split complementary

#282251 · #514022 · #335122

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