Opera is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #7e9a8a |
| Complementary Color | #648171 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (325.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Opera Color. The Medieval Wine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dirty Purple (#734a65) for more energetic effect. Try Upper Crust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#648171 is the best complementary color to Opera. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #816575 complementary color is Viridian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #7e6481 and #816466. Thus found on the left and right of #816575 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Falcon colors as they work well with Opera.
The split-complementary Opera palette consists of #64817f and #668164 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#648171). Try Sirocco and Glade Green colors in combination with #816575, 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 #816575 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opera. Thus Pale Sky and Limed Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian Green, Flax Smoke, and Dolphin split by 90° on the color wheel. #816575 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green 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. Opera tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#648171) and two others. The Limed Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rum – 120° from the complementary Viridian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #748164 and #706481.
In a RGB color space, hex #816575 is made of 37% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Opera has a hue angle of 325.71°, a saturation of 12.17% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #816575 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #816575 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,101,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 29%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 4.71, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(325.71,12.17%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(325.71,21.71%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.9867,14.0743,-4.659) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9178,15.2588,18.8832) |