Palettes / Colors / #B60280

#B60280 — Vivid Pink

#B60280 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #B60280 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.

#B60280 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #02B638; it also sits naturally between #9202B6 and #B60226. 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 71% · Green 1% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 30% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B60280

.text { color: #B60280; }
.background { background-color: #B60280; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60280; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 2, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 98%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60280; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 2, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60280; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 2, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60280">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60280">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #02B638:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B60280: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60280

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 #B60280 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 #B60280 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

← #B6027F  ·  #B60281 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60280?

#B60280 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 2, 128). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60280?

#B60280 is RGB 182, 2, 128 — HSL 318°, 98%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 30%, 29%.

What colors go with #B60280?

Its complement is #02B638; analogous partners are #9202B6 and #B60226. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60280 for text?

White text on #B60280 has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.