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#B60CB3 — Vivid Pink

#B60CB3 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 #B60CB3 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.

#B60CB3 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 #0CB60E; it also sits naturally between #640CB6 and #B60C5E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B60CB3 · RGB 182, 12, 179

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Color values

HEX#B60CB3
RGB182, 12, 179
HSL301°, 88%, 38%
HSV301°, 93%, 71%
CMYK0%, 93%, 2%, 29%
XYZ27.56, 13.46, 43.79
Yxy13.46, 0.3249, 0.1587
CIE-Lab43.45, 74.68, -45.13
Hunter Lab36.69, 72.96, -48.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 5% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 2% · Key 29%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B60CB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B60CB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B60CB3

.text { color: #B60CB3; }
.background { background-color: #B60CB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60CB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 12, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 88%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60CB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 12, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60CB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 12, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60CB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60CB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B60CB3

#A80BA5#950992#860984#730771#650663#560655#430442#350334#220221#130113

Tints of #B60CB3

#D30DD0#F00FEC#F127EE#F344F0#F561F2#F77EF5#F99AF7#FAB2F9#FCCFFB#FEECFD

Tones of #B60CB3

#AA18A7#9E249C#913090#863C84#794978#6D546D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CB60E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.69:1 AA
Against black text3.69:1 AA large only

Best text color on #B60CB3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60CB3

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 #B60CB3: ·

How #B60CB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6B8BDeuteranopia · #768381Tritanopia · #AE6B64

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 #B60CB3 rather than the exact color:

Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Palette 0c056d
#0C056D · #590D82 · #B61AAE · #F25D9C
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9

Similar colors

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

#B115B9#B500B2#B20FA7#AF05AA#B61AAE#BA12A6#B41CB1#AB03A9#C511A6#C01EB9#BD1EBF#CA13AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B60CB2  ·  #B60CB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60CB3?

#B60CB3 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 12, 179). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60CB3?

#B60CB3 is RGB 182, 12, 179 — HSL 301°, 88%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 2%, 29%.

What colors go with #B60CB3?

Its complement is #0CB60E; analogous partners are #640CB6 and #B60C5E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60CB3 for text?

White text on #B60CB3 has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.69:1.