#520A3A Color

#520A3A is rgb(82, 10, 58) in RGB, hsl(320, 78%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 29%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#520A3A

HEX#520A3A

RGBrgb(82, 10, 58)

HSLhsl(320, 78%, 18%)

HSVhsv(320, 88%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 29%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(30% 0.114 345.6)

LABlab(17.23% 35.45 -10.18)

LCHlch(17.23% 36.88 343.98)

What #520A3A 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 #520A3A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 9.87 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 9.95 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 13.96 Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 14.25 Byzantium#702963ΔE 14.89 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 14.91

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

#520A3A Channel Values

How #520A3A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 82 · G 10 · B 58	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 320° · S 78% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 320° · S 88% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 88% · Y 29% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.35:1 vs white · 1.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #520A3A 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 text14.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #520A3A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #520A3A; 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 #520A3A

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.

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Shades

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How #520A3A 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#520A3A

Protanopia#23233A

Protanomaly#3B1C3A

Deuteranopia#303038

Deuteranomaly#402639

Tritanopia#501616

Tritanomaly#511229

Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #520A3A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-520a3a: #520A3A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #520A3A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-520a3a': '#520A3A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.039, blue: 0.227)

Android XML<color name="color_520a3a">#520A3A</color>

SVG fillfill="#520A3A"

More Pink Colors

#520A3A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#520A3A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #520A3A?

#520A3A is a darkest pink — rgb(82, 10, 58) in RGB and hsl(320, 78%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.87.

What is the RGB value of #520A3A?

#520A3A is rgb(82, 10, 58) — red 82, green 10, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #520A3A?

#520A3A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 29%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #520A3A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #520A3A scores 14.35:1 against white and 1.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #520A3A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #520A3A 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 35.56, which is a different colour altogether.

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