Pāua

Dark, iridescent shell of a New Zealand sea snail, Pāua.

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Pāua is a dark blue, close to purple.

It can be described as dark, dim, somber and gloomy.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Pāua

Pāua is the Māori name given to four New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae. It is known in Australia and the United States as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells. In New Zealand, these are known as pāua, which is both singular and plural. In New Zealand, the pāua's polished inner shell is widely utilised for jewellery and ornamentation.

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Ceremonial Purple, #2a2756 Cardinal Mauve, #2c284c Cluedo Night, #2b245a Elderberry, #2e2249 Spacescape, #222255 Royal Curtsy, #282a4a Blackberry Black, #2e2848 Space Cadet, #1d2951 Deep Sea Base, #2c2c57 Parachute Purple, #362852 Pico Void, #1d2b53 Lucky Point, #292d4f

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