Palettes / Colors / #B60BCE

#B60BCE — Vivid Pink

#B60BCE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #B60BCE 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.

#B60BCE is a cool 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 #22D00B; it also sits naturally between #570BD0 and #D00B85. 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 4% · Blue 81%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B60BCE

.text { color: #B60BCE; }
.background { background-color: #B60BCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60BCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 11, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 90%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60BCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 11, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60BCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 11, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60BCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60BCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #22D00B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B60BCE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60BCE

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 #B60BCE 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 #B60BCE 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

← #B60BCD  ·  #B60BCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60BCE?

#B60BCE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 11, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60BCE?

#B60BCE is RGB 182, 11, 206 — HSL 293°, 90%, 43% — CMYK 12%, 95%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #B60BCE?

Its complement is #22D00B; analogous partners are #570BD0 and #D00B85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60BCE for text?

White text on #B60BCE has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.