Palettes / Colors / #B60CA3
#B60CA3 — Vivid Pink
#B60CA3 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 #B60CA3 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.
#B60CA3 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 #0CB620; it also sits naturally between #750CB6 and #B60C4D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B60CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 182, 12, 163 |
| HSL | 307°, 88%, 38% |
| HSV | 307°, 93%, 71% |
| CMYK | 0%, 93%, 10%, 29% |
| XYZ | 26.03, 12.85, 35.76 |
| Yxy | 12.85, 0.3488, 0.1722 |
| CIE-Lab | 42.54, 72.39, -37.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.85, 69.89, -37.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 71% · Green 5% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 10% · Key 29%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B60CA3
.text { color: #B60CA3; }
.background { background-color: #B60CA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60CA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 12, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 88%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60CA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 12, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60CA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 12, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B60CA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60CA3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0CB620:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.88:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.57:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #B60CA3: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60CA3
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B60CA3: ·
How #B60CA3 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 #B60CA3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B60CA3?
#B60CA3 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 12, 163). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B60CA3?
#B60CA3 is RGB 182, 12, 163 — HSL 307°, 88%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 10%, 29%.
What colors go with #B60CA3?
Its complement is #0CB620; analogous partners are #750CB6 and #B60C4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B60CA3 for text?
White text on #B60CA3 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.57:1.