Paua is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d5daae |
| Complementary Color | #4b5125 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Paua Color. The Deep Koamaru color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Minsk (#3e3267) for more calm effect. Try Jacarta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b5125 is the best complementary color to Paua. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a2551 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Port Gore are #253551 and #402551. Thus found on the left and right of #2a2551 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rhino and Bossanova colors as they work well with Paua.
The split-complementary Paua palette consists of #355125 and #514025 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b5125). Try Woodland and Lisbon Brown colors in combination with #2a2551, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #2a2551 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paua. Thus Everglade and Saddle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Livid Brown, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a2551 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paua tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#4b5125) and two others. The Saddle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #512a25 and #254b51.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a2551 is made of 26% red, 23% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Paua has a hue angle of 246.82°, a saturation of 37.29% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a2551 is made of 15.29% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #2a2551 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,37,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 23%, 51% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 17.25, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(246.82,37.29%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246.82,54.32%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.5041,15.3649,-26.3011) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1016,2.4095,8.0862) |