Opera Blue is calm, 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 | #bac191 |
| Complementary Color | #666e3e |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Opera Blue Color. The Wild Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chrysomela Goettingensis (#39334a) for more calm effect. Try Plum Fuzz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#666e3e is the best complementary color to Opera Blue. 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 #453e6e complementary color is Verdigris, 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 East Bay are #3e4f6e and #5d3e6e. Thus found on the left and right of #453e6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Voodoo colors as they work well with Opera Blue.
The split-complementary Opera Blue palette consists of #4f6e3e and #6e5d3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666e3e). Try Chalet Green and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #453e6e, 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 #453e6e 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 Opera Blue. Thus Killarney and Kabul giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opera Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdigris, Eggplant, and Amazon split by 90° on the color wheel. #453e6e 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. Opera Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#666e3e) and two others. The Kabul is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Verdigris. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e453e and #3e666e.
In a RGB color space, hex #453e6e is made of 29% red, 26% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Opera Blue has a hue angle of 248.75°, a saturation of 27.91% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #453e6e is made of 16.08% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #453e6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,62,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 26%, 46% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 18.83, 0, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(248.75,27.91%,33.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.75,43.64%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9955,15.5506,-26.8726) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9913,5.8362,15.5099) |