Opera Mauve Color

#b784a7

Opera Mauve 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 #487b58
Complementary Color #84b794
Color Shade: warm magenta (318.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Opera Mauve Color Sample
Opera Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b784a7

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Opera Mauve Color. The Hollyhock Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lilac Fluff (#c8a4bf) for more calm effect. Try Dancing Wand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84b794 is the best complementary color to Opera Mauve. 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 #b784a7 complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #ad84b7 and #b7848d. Thus found on the left and right of #b784a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Brandy Rose colors as they work well with Opera Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Opera Mauve palette consists of #84b7ad and #8db784 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84b794). Try Gulf Stream and Olivine colors in combination with #b784a7, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b784a7 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 Mauve. Thus Bali Hai and Swamp Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Opera Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Mongoose, and Wild Blue Yonder split by 90° on the color wheel. #b784a7 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opera Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#84b794) and two others. The Swamp Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7b784 and #9484b7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b784a7 is made of 38% red, 27% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Opera Mauve has a hue angle of 318.82°, a saturation of 26.15% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b784a7 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b784a7
RGB Decimal rgb(183,132,167)
RGB Percentage 38%, 27%, 35%
CMYK 0, 20, 6.27, 28.24
HSL hsl(318.82,26.15%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(318.82,27.87%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.0979,25.2248,-10.7816)
XYZ xyz(34.7548,29.3598,40.3945)
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