Opium Mauve is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #8cac9d |
| Complementary Color | #537364 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (331.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Opium Mauve Color. The Glitz and Glamour color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Velvet Slipper (#846c76) for more calm effect. Try Zinfandel Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#537364 is the best complementary color to Opium Mauve. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #735362 complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #735372 and #735453. Thus found on the left and right of #735362 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Lavender and Ferra colors as they work well with Opium Mauve.
The split-complementary Opium Mauve palette consists of #537173 and #537354 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#537364). Try Cutty Sark and Cactus colors in combination with #735362, 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 #735362 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opium Mauve. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opium Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Go Ben, and Comet split by 90° on the color wheel. #735362 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opium Mauve tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#537364) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smoky – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #627353 and #645373.
In a RGB color space, hex #735362 is made of 39% red, 28% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Opium Mauve has a hue angle of 331.88°, a saturation of 16.16% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #735362 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #735362 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,83,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 28%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 6.67, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(331.88,16.16%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(331.88,27.83%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.0932,15.9012,-3.4214) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3681,10.7132,12.9713) |