Opera Mauve (#B784A7)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.06:1 — vs black: 6.87:1

Color values

  • HEX #B784A7
  • RGB rgb(183, 132, 167)
  • HSL hsl(318, 26%, 61%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 28, 9, 28 )
  • Websafe #CC9999

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B784A7 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Opera Mauve
#B784A7 Base
#84B794
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Opera Mauve
#B784A7 Base
#AD84B7
#B7848E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Opera Mauve
#B784A7 Base
#A7B784
#84A7B7
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Opera Mauve
#B784A7 Base
#8EB784
#84B7AD
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Opera Mauve
#B784A7 Base
#B7AD84
#84B794
#848EB7
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Opera Mauve
#B784A7 Base
#663C59
#965883
#A86A95
#C69EB9
#D3B4CA
#EFE5EC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Opera Mauve, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#10090E
#351F2E
#59344E
#7E4A6D
#A25F8D
Opera Mauve #B784A7 Base
#C499B6
#D0AFC6
#DDC4D5
#E9DAE4
#F6EFF3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B784A7. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B784A7;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B784A7;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B784A7;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B784A7,
        #84B794
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B784A7,
        #84B794
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$opera-mauve: #B784A7;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$opera-mauve-r: 183;
$opera-mauve-g: 132;
$opera-mauve-b: 167;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $opera-mauve;
    color: rgba($opera-mauve-r, $opera-mauve-g, $opera-mauve-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Opera Mauve appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B784A7 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9595A6 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8B8BA7 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B38989 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #939393 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Opera Mauve ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Opera Mauve #B784A7 Base
English Lavender #B48395 ΔE 5.42
African Violet #B284BE ΔE 6.88
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 ΔE 7.65
Sky Magenta #CF71AF ΔE 7.77

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.