Palettes / Colors / #520CD5

#520CD5 — Vivid Purple

#520CD5 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #520CD5 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.

#520CD5 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8ED40C; it also sits naturally between #0C2AD4 and #B60CD4. 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 5% · Blue 84%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #520CD5

.text { color: #520CD5; }
.background { background-color: #520CD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #520CD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 12, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 89%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #520CD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 12, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #520CD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 12, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#520CD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#520CD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ED40C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #520CD5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #520CD5

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 #520CD5 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 #520CD5 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

← #520CD4  ·  #520CD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #520CD5?

#520CD5 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 82, 12, 213). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #520CD5?

#520CD5 is RGB 82, 12, 213 — HSL 261°, 89%, 44% — CMYK 62%, 94%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #520CD5?

Its complement is #8ED40C; analogous partners are #0C2AD4 and #B60CD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #520CD5 for text?

White text on #520CD5 has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.37:1.