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Opera Mauve (#B784A7)

The hex code for Opera Mauve is #B784A7. It is rgb(183, 132, 167) in RGB, hsl(319, 26%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 28%) in CMYK — a light pink. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B784A7
HEX#B784A7
RGBrgb(183, 132, 167)
HSLhsl(319, 26%, 62%)
HSVhsv(319, 28%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.078 338.5)
LABlab(61.15% 24.34 -10.51)
LCHlch(61.15% 26.51 336.65)

Colors Closest to Opera Mauve

Opera Mauve is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.19Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.54Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.93Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.4Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.63Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B784A7 Channel Values

How Opera Mauve breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 183 · G 132 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 26% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 28% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 9% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Opera Mauve background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B784A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Opera Mauve

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Opera Mauve; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B784A7
Complementary
#85B795
Analogous
#AE85B7
Analogous
#B7858E
Triadic
#A7B785
Triadic
#85A7B7
Split comp.
#8EB785
Split comp.
#85B7AE

Tints & Shades of Opera Mauve

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C195B3
#CAA5BE
#D4B5CA
#DFC8D8
#E8D8E3
#F2E9EF

Shades

#A86B95
#91557E
#774667
#5D3751
#43283B
#271722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B784A7.

How Opera Mauve Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B784A7
Protanopia#8E8EA7
Protanomaly#A08AA7
Deuteranopia#9797A6
Deuteranomaly#A590A6
Tritanopia#B48989
Tritanomaly#B58796
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B784A7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--opera-mauve: #B784A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B784A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'opera-mauve': '#B784A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.518, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="opera_mauve">#B784A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#B784A7"

More Pink Colors

Opera Mauve sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bb3385b768a2bd00bdb53389bd33a4b48395c0448fb39eb5c11ac1b3446cc154c1b300b2cc3399da70d6e667ceefd2eff77fbefe347eff57ffffcce64700216633668800859e5e6f

#B784A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Opera Mauve?

The hex code for Opera Mauve is #B784A7. That is rgb(183, 132, 167) in RGB, hsl(319, 26%, 62%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B784A7?

#B784A7 is rgb(183, 132, 167) — red 183, green 132, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B784A7?

#B784A7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B784A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B784A7 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B784A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B784A7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.76, which is visibly different.

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