Close to Plum Purple
#520C4E
#520C4E is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 4.7% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 303°, with 74% saturation and 18% 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 #520C4E.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.52:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #520C4E as they’d see it.
#520C4E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #520C4E
What color is #520C4E?
#520C4E is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 4.7% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 303°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #520C4E in RGB?
#520C4E is rgb(82, 12, 78): 82 red, 12 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #520C4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 85, 5, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #520C4E?
PANTONE 2607 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #520C4E?
Its complement #003600 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.