Light 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 | #252817 |
| Complementary Color | #e5e8d6 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Opus Color. The Pretty Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lemures (#bfb9d4) for more calm effect. Try Playful Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5e8d6 is the best complementary color to Light 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 #dad7e8 complementary color is Periglacial Blue, 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 Snuff are #d6dce8 and #e2d6e8. Thus found on the left and right of #dad7e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mystic and Snuff colors as they work well with Light Opus.
The split-complementary Light Opus palette consists of #dce8d6 and #e8e2d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5e8d6). Try Willow Brook and Pearl Bush colors in combination with #dad7e8, 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 #dad7e8 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 Light Opus. Thus Surf Crest and Pearl Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Opus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periglacial Blue, Twilight, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #dad7e8 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. Light Opus tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#e5e8d6) and two others. The Pearl Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mystic – 120° from the complementary Periglacial Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8d9d6 and #d6e5e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #dad7e8 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Opus has a hue angle of 250.59°, a saturation of 26.98% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dad7e8 is made of 5.49% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #dad7e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,215,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 6.67, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(250.59,26.98%,87.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.59,7.33%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.6684,4.1709,-7.9699) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7794,69.3325,86.1541) |