All About Color Paua

#260368

Paua is a deep and iridescent purple color. It represents mystery and depth, perfect for creating a dramatic and enchanting space.

About Paua

Paua is a dark purple color with the hex code #260368. In RGB it is red 38, green 3, blue 104; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 94%, lightness 21%; in CMYK it is 63%, 97%, 0%, 59%. Its contrast ratio is 16.21:1 on white and 1.30:1 on black.

#260368 Color Conversion

Hex triplet26, 03, 68
CMYK63.46%, 97.12%, 0.00%, 59.22%
RGB Decimal38, 3, 104
HSL261°, 94%, 21%
RGB Octal46, 3, 150
HSV (HSB)260.79°, 97.12%, 40.78%
RGB Binary100110, 11, 1101000
CIE-L*AB12.46, 40.95, -49.93
RGB Percent14.90%, 1.18%, 40.78%
CIE-L*CH12.46, 64.58, 309.36
XYZ3.33, 1.48, 13.21
CIE-L*UV12.46, 1.10, -42.79
xyY0.18, 0.08, 1.48
Hunter-Lab12.15, 27.66, -55.93
RYB14.90%, 1.18%, 40.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#260368 on a dark background: contrast 1.30:1, fails WCAG AA.
#260368 on a light background: contrast 16.21:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Paua, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Paua. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#260368 · #4706C1 · #090119 · #456803 · #7FC106

Analogous palette

#034568 · #031268 · #260368 · #590368 · #680345

Triadic palette

#260368 · #682603 · #036826 · #4706C1 · #C14706

Tetradic palette

#260368 · #680312 · #456803 · #036859 · #090119

Monochromatic palette

#090119 · #0B011E · #260368 · #4206B2 · #5F0DF8

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