Opera Mauve is a light pastel shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Crimson, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Opera Mauve is a pastel color. Opera Mauve effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Opera Mauve is #B784A7.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Opera Mauve has 72%% Red, 52% Green, and 65% Blue.
Opera Mauve has 319° Hue, 28% Saturation, and 72% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Opera Mauve has 319° Hue, 26% Saturation, and 62% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Opera Mauve has 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow, and 28% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B784A7 |
|
RGB |
(183, 132, 167) |
(72%, 52%, 65%) |
HSV |
(319°, 28, 72) |
(88%, 28%, 72%) |
HSL |
(319°, 26, 62) |
(88%, 26%, 62%) |
CMYK |
(0, 28, 9, 28) |
(0%, 28%, 9%, 28%) |
The natural luminance of Opera Mauve is 29%, which is low.
Opera Mauve has a higher contrast with black than white.
Opera Mauve and black have a 6.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Opera Mauve and white have a 3.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
29% |
AA (6.9) |
insufficient (3.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Opera Mauve paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Red, 10% Magenta, 28% Black, 52% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
10%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Black
28%
White
52%
To mix Opera Mauve paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Magenta, 5% Yellow, 28% Black, 52% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
15%
Yellow
5%
Black
28%
White
52%
Colors similar to Opera Mauve are: Bouquet, Dusty Lavender, Mountbatten Pink, Sky Magenta, and Hopbush. Bouquet is darker than Opera Mauve. Dusty Lavender is more magenta and paler than Opera Mauve. Mountbatten Pink is more red and paler and darker than Opera Mauve. Sky Magenta is brighter than Opera Mauve. Hopbush is more red and brighter and darker than Opera Mauve.