Information about #520C5A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #520C5A is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 12, 90) — 32.2% red, 4.7% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 31 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated magenta, #520C5A leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sunset Purple (#490960). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Clairvoyant (#480656) and Deep Heliotrope (#4E0059).

In RGB terms — rgb(82, 12, 90) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #520C5A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#520C5A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#520C5A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#520C5A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#520C5A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#520C5A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#520C5A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #520C5A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sunset Purple color link
Sunset Purple

#490960

Clairvoyant color link
Clairvoyant

#480656

Deep Heliotrope color link
Deep Heliotrope

#4E0059

Grape Purple color link
Grape Purple

#5D1451

Deep Orchid color link
Deep Orchid

#59004E

Deep Mulberry color link
Deep Mulberry

#430059

Ripe Plum color link
Ripe Plum

#410056

Lynn Mettee Purple color link
Lynn Mettee Purple

#5D1C4F

Troubadour color link
Troubadour

#56225A

Naga Purple color link
Naga Purple

#3F084E

American Purple color link
American Purple

#431C53

Dark Heliotrope color link
Dark Heliotrope

#532759

#520C5A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#520C5A
  • RGB82, 12, 90
  • CMYK3, 31, 0, 65
  • HSL294°, 76%, 20%
  • HSL Precise293.846°, 76.471%, 20%
  • HSV294°, 87%, 35%
  • HSB294°, 87%, 35%
  • HEX ID520C5A
  • DECIMAL ID5377114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
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