Close to Plum Purple
#520639
#520639 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 2.4% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 86% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #520639.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.54:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.44:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.54:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.44:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #520639 as they’d see it.
#520639 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #520639
What color is #520639?
#520639 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 2.4% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 320°, with 86% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #520639 in RGB?
#520639 is rgb(82, 6, 57): 82 red, 6 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #520639 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 93, 30, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #520639?
PANTONE 2588 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #520639?
Its complement #00310B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.