Paua Color

#260368

Paua is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #d9fc97
Complementary Color #446703
Color Shade: warm blue (260.79° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.98% (better contrasting with white)
Paua Color Sample
Paua Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #260368

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Paua Color. The Floppy Disk color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Full Swing Indigo (#320094) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Beetle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#446703 is the best complementary color to Paua. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #260368 complementary color is Verdun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Paua are #031267 and #580367. Thus found on the left and right of #260368 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Blue and Clairvoyant colors as they work well with Paua.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paua palette consists of #126703 and #675803 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#446703). Try Japanese Laurel and Antique Bronze colors in combination with #260368, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #260368 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paua. Thus Fun Green and Brown Bramble giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdun Green, Venetian Red, and Watercourse split by 90° on the color wheel. #260368 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paua tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#446703) and two others. The Brown Bramble is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regal Blue – 120° from the complementary Verdun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #672603 and #034467.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #260368 is made of 26% red, 2% green and 72% blue. In a HSL mode Paua has a hue angle of 260.79°, a saturation of 94.39% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #260368 is made of 25.88% cyan, 39.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #260368
RGB Decimal rgb(38,3,104)
RGB Percentage 26%, 2%, 72%
CMYK 25.88, 39.6, 0, 59.22
HSL hsl(260.79,94.39%,20.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(260.79,97.12%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(12.459,40.9498,-49.9329)
XYZ xyz(3.3306,1.4767,13.2062)
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