Opus is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #31351e |
| Complementary Color | #dce1c9 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Opus Color. The Petunia Trail color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Farsighted (#e5e3ef) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Dream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dce1c9 is the best complementary color to Opus. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cecae1 complementary color is Tana, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Haze are #c9d1e1 and #d9c9e1. Thus found on the left and right of #cecae1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Snuff colors as they work well with Opus.
The split-complementary Opus palette consists of #d1e1c9 and #e1d9c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dce1c9). Try Surf Crest and Pearl Bush colors in combination with #cecae1, 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 #cecae1 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opus. Thus Surf Crest and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Twilight, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #cecae1 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opus tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#dce1c9) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1cdc9 and #c9dce1.
In a RGB color space, hex #cecae1 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Opus has a hue angle of 250.43°, a saturation of 27.71% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cecae1 is made of 7.46% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #cecae1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,202,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.46, 9.02, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(250.43,27.71%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.43,10.22%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.2706,5.7299,-10.8869) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1647,60.7991,79.7985) |