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#560B48 Color

#560B48 is rgb(86, 11, 72) in RGB, hsl(311, 77%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 16%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Purple (#682860), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#560B48
HEX#560B48
RGBrgb(86, 11, 72)
HSLhsl(311, 77%, 19%)
HSVhsv(311, 87%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 16%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(31.6% 0.126 337.3)
LABlab(18.81% 37.79 -17.42)
LCHlch(18.81% 41.61 335.26)

What #560B48 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 #560B48, 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.

#560B48 Channel Values

How #560B48 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 11 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 77% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 87% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 16% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.66:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #560B48 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 text13.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #560B48

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #560B48; 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 #560B48

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #560B48.

How #560B48 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#560B48
Protanopia#252548
Protanomaly#3E1D48
Deuteranopia#333347
Deuteranomaly#442847
Tritanopia#521B1B
Tritanomaly#541633
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

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Using #560B48 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-560b48: #560B48;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #560B48;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-560b48': '#560B48' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.043, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_560b48">#560B48</color>
SVG fillfill="#560B48"

More Pink Colors

#560B48 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#560B48 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #560B48?

#560B48 is a darkest pink — rgb(86, 11, 72) in RGB and hsl(311, 77%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Purple (#682860), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.51.

What is the RGB value of #560B48?

#560B48 is rgb(86, 11, 72) — red 86, green 11, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #560B48?

#560B48 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 16%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #560B48 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #560B48 scores 13.66:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #560B48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #560B48 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 28.46, which is a different colour altogether.

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