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#520160 Color

#520160 is rgb(82, 1, 96) in RGB, hsl(291, 98%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 99%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#520160
HEX#520160
RGBrgb(82, 1, 96)
HSLhsl(291, 98%, 19%)
HSVhsv(291, 99%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 99%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(31.9% 0.152 320.5)
LABlab(18.40% 42.59 -34.35)
LCHlch(18.40% 54.72 321.12)

What #520160 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #520160, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#520160 Channel Values

How #520160 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 82 · G 1 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 98% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 99% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.71:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #520160 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #520160

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #520160; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #520160

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #520160.

How #520160 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#520160
Protanopia#202060
Protanomaly#3A1860
Deuteranopia#2F2F5F
Deuteranomaly#40235F
Tritanopia#4B2121
Tritanomaly#4E1843
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #520160 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-520160: #520160;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #520160;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-520160': '#520160' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.004, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_520160">#520160</color>
SVG fillfill="#520160"

More Pink Colors

#520160 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#520160 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #520160?

#520160 is a darkest pink — rgb(82, 1, 96) in RGB and hsl(291, 98%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #520160?

#520160 is rgb(82, 1, 96) — red 82, green 1, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #520160?

#520160 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 99%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #520160 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #520160 scores 13.71:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #520160 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #520160 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 17.72, which is visibly different.

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