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About Paua
Paua is a creative, medium-dark purple with cool blue undertones. This cool shade has an LRV of 1 and absorbs nearly all light, making it ideal for creating intimate, cozy atmospheres or as an accent.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Resene colors with the same hue and saturation as Paua, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Paua
- Brand
- Resene
- Code
- Paua
- Hex
- #260368
- RGB
- 38, 3, 104
- HSL
- 261, 94%, 21%
- CMYK
- 63, 97, 0, 59Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 12.5, 40.9, -49.9
- CSS
- --resene-paua
- LRV
- 1 (Very Dark)
- Undertone
- Cool Blue
- Temperature
- cool
- Family
- purple
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
0 · Dark100 · Light
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Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
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