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Pāua Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Pāua (#2A2551), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#0B0C14
#0C0C1F
#2A2551
#483D8B
#6A5BB1

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Midnight Oil#0B0C1411, 12, 20233°, 29%, 6%45, 40, 0, 9215.7% 0.017 279
Tristesse#0C0C1F12, 12, 31240°, 44%, 8%61, 61, 0, 8816.6% 0.039 281
Pāua#2A255142, 37, 81247°, 37%, 23%48, 54, 0, 6829.5% 0.078 286
Nauseous Blue#483D8B72, 61, 139248°, 39%, 39%48, 56, 0, 4541.4% 0.125 286
Blue Marguerite#6A5BB1106, 91, 177250°, 36%, 53%40, 49, 0, 3152.7% 0.132 289

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #0B0C14 on #6A5BB13.48:1AA large
Aa #0C0C1F on #6A5BB13.44:1AA large
Aa #2A2551 on #6A5BB12.53:1—
Aa #0B0C14 on #483D8B2.15:1—
Aa #0C0C1F on #483D8B2.13:1—
Aa #483D8B on #6A5BB11.62:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #0b0c14; /* Midnight Oil */
  --color-2: #0c0c1f; /* Tristesse */
  --color-3: #2a2551; /* Pāua */
  --color-4: #483d8b; /* Nauseous Blue */
  --color-5: #6a5bb1; /* Blue Marguerite */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Pāua?

In a monochromatic scheme: Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), Tristesse (#0C0C1F), Nauseous Blue (#483D8B), Blue Marguerite (#6A5BB1).

What is the hex code of Pāua?

#2A2551.