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Pāua

#2A2451

Contrast at a glance

White text

14.29:1AAA

Black text

1.39:1Fails

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About Pāua

Pāua (#2A2451) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 42, 36, 81 and its HSL value is 248°, 38%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (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

#2A2451 · #4B5124

Analogous

#243551 · #2A2451 · #412451

Triadic

#2A2451 · #512A24 · #24512A

Split complementary

#2A2451 · #514124 · #355124

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