Palettes / Colors / #520B60

#520B60 — Deep Vivid Pink

#520B60 is a pink color we call Deep Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #520B60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#520B60 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #19600B; it also sits naturally between #270B60 and #600B44. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 4% · Blue 38%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #520B60

.text { color: #520B60; }
.background { background-color: #520B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #520B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 11, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 79%, 21%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #520B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 11, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #520B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 11, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#520B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#520B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #19600B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #520B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #520B60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #520B60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #520B60 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #520B5F  ·  #520B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #520B60?

#520B60 is Deep Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 82, 11, 96). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #520B60?

#520B60 is RGB 82, 11, 96 — HSL 290°, 79%, 21% — CMYK 15%, 89%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #520B60?

Its complement is #19600B; analogous partners are #270B60 and #600B44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #520B60 for text?

White text on #520B60 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.58:1.