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#560656 Color

#560656 is rgb(86, 6, 86) in RGB, hsl(300, 87%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 0%, 66%) 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 8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#560656
HEX#560656
RGBrgb(86, 6, 86)
HSLhsl(300, 87%, 18%)
HSVhsv(300, 93%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 0%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(32.2% 0.141 328.3)
LABlab(19.08% 40.80 -26.52)
LCHlch(19.08% 48.66 326.97)

What #560656 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 #560656, 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.

#560656 Channel Values

How #560656 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 86 · G 6 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 87% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 93% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.5:1 vs white · 1.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #560656 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 text13.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #560656

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #560656; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #560656

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

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How #560656 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#560656
Protanopia#242456
Protanomaly#3E1B56
Deuteranopia#323255
Deuteranomaly#432755
Tritanopia#511E1E
Tritanomaly#53173C
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #560656 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-560656: #560656;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #560656;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-560656': '#560656' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.024, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_560656">#560656</color>
SVG fillfill="#560656"

More Pink Colors

#560656 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#560656 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #560656?

#560656 is a darkest pink — rgb(86, 6, 86) in RGB and hsl(300, 87%, 18%) 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 8.

What is the RGB value of #560656?

#560656 is rgb(86, 6, 86) — red 86, green 6, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #560656?

#560656 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 0%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #560656 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #560656 scores 13.5:1 against white and 1.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #560656 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #560656 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 21.04, which is visibly different.

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