#816575Opera (#816575) is a mid-tone, muted magenta with an OKLCH hue of 343°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.043. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #816575 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 101, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(326, 12%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(326, 22%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46 14.1 -4.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.540 0.043 343) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Opera shifts subtly: drifts toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#84626d — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#856573 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#816575 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#816677 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Opera in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.18:1 and against black 4.05:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d4bcc9 · #ae94a3 · #816575 · #654c5a · #422c39 · #210f1a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b38486 · #a2707f · #816575 · #734f72 · #584367 · #3f3758
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d59a8b · #a1847d · #816575 · #6b445c · #4d2b40 · #301811
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#97d4b7 · #9a8a93 · #816575 · #604756 · #412b38 · #21131b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf4f0 · #90868b · #816575 · #515754 · #291f25 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef4 · #d2c4cc · #816575 · #2e1c27 · #0a0006 · #e259b3
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#faeef4 · #d2c4cc · #816575 · #2e1c27 · #0a0006 · #dfc34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e5f7ee · #67957f · #816575 · #266249 · #002b1b · #040002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e5f7ee · #7b916c · #816575 · #076261 · #162905 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4f3e2 · #8f8b60 · #816575 · #185e74 · #002834 · #040300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbf0e2 · #9f8460 · #816575 · #266249 · #092340 · #000301
#957B89 · #A8929E · #BDA9B4 · #D1C1CA · #E6D9E0
#6C5361 · #57414E · #43303B · #302029 · #1E1119
#7D6774 · #796972 · #766B71
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.