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#B60CA0 — Vivid Pink

#B60CA0 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 #B60CA0 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.

#B60CA0 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 #0CB622; it also sits naturally between #780CB6 and #B60C4A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B60CA0 · RGB 182, 12, 160

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Color values

HEX#B60CA0
RGB182, 12, 160
HSL308°, 88%, 38%
HSV308°, 93%, 71%
CMYK0%, 93%, 12%, 29%
XYZ25.77, 12.75, 34.36
Yxy12.75, 0.3536, 0.1749
CIE-Lab42.38, 71.98, -35.51
Hunter Lab35.70, 69.35, -35.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 5% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 12% · Key 29%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B60CA0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B60CA0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B60CA0

.text { color: #B60CA0; }
.background { background-color: #B60CA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60CA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 12, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 88%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60CA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 12, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60CA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 12, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60CA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60CA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B60CA0

#A80B93#950982#860975#730765#650658#56064C#43043B#35032E#22021D#130111

Tints of #B60CA0

#D30DB9#F00FD2#F127D6#F344DC#F561E1#F77EE7#F99AEC#FAB2F1#FCCFF6#FEECFB

Tones of #B60CA0

#AA1896#9E248E#913084#863C7C#794973#6D546A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CB622:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.92:1 AA
Against black text3.55:1 AA large only

Best text color on #B60CA0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60CA0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B60CA0: ·

How #B60CA0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6B7CDeuteranopia · #768374Tritanopia · #AE605A

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B60CA0 rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Frozen Dusk
#B30F90 · #F36FF2 · #29ED53 · #C7F7D2
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F

Similar colors

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

#B20FA7#BA12A6#AF05AA#B30F90#AB03A9#C511A6#C21292#B61AAE#B01B93#C51B9F#B221A1#A10FA3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B60C9F  ·  #B60CA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60CA0?

#B60CA0 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 12, 160). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60CA0?

#B60CA0 is RGB 182, 12, 160 — HSL 308°, 88%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 12%, 29%.

What colors go with #B60CA0?

Its complement is #0CB622; analogous partners are #780CB6 and #B60C4A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60CA0 for text?

White text on #B60CA0 has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.55:1.