Opal Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #817044 |
| Complementary Color | #bbaa7e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Opal Violet Color. The Wind Star color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sudden Sapphire (#6376a9) for more calm effect. Try Blue Blouse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbaa7e is the best complementary color to Opal Violet. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e8fbb complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #7eadbb and #8b7ebb. Thus found on the left and right of #7e8fbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Opal Violet.
The split-complementary Opal Violet palette consists of #adbb7e and #bb8b7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbaa7e). Try Olivine and Brandy Rose colors in combination with #7e8fbb, 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 #7e8fbb offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opal Violet. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opal Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Bouquet, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e8fbb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opal Violet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bbaa7e) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gulf Stream – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb7e8e and #7ebbaa.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e8fbb is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Opal Violet has a hue angle of 223.28°, a saturation of 30.96% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e8fbb is made of 23.92% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #7e8fbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,143,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 17.25, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(223.28,30.96%,61.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.28,32.62%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.588,4.474,-24.9069) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3963,27.6684,50.9103) |