Space Opera 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 | #ae2 |
| Complementary Color | #98dd10 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Space Opera Color. The Burple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Magenta (#5f34e7) for more calm effect. Try Almost Royal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98dd10 is the best complementary color to Space Opera. 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 #51d complementary color is Inch Worm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #1033dd and #ba10dd. Thus found on the left and right of #51d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Blue and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Space Opera.
The split-complementary Space Opera palette consists of #33dd10 and #ddbb10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98dd10). Try Harlequin and Gold Tips colors in combination with #51d, 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 #51d 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 Space Opera. Thus Malachite and Christine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Space Opera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Inch Worm, Crimson, and Bright Turquoise split by 90° on the color wheel. #51d square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Space Opera tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#98dd10) and two others. The Christine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerulean – 120° from the complementary Inch Worm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dd5510 and #1098dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #5511dd is made of 26% red, 5% green and 68% blue. In a HSL mode Space Opera has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5511dd is made of 53.34% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #5511dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,17,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 5%, 68% |
| CMYK | 53.34, 80, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(260,85.71%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260,92.31%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0333,70.351,-87.2218) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9979,7.5527,68.9685) |