#5B556D Color

#5B556D is rgb(91, 85, 109) in RGB, hsl(255, 12%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Independence (#4C516D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B556D

HEX#5B556D

RGBrgb(91, 85, 109)

HSLhsl(255, 12%, 38%)

HSVhsv(255, 22%, 43%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.039 296.3)

LABlab(37.42% 6.58 -12.92)

LCHlch(37.42% 14.50 296.98)

What #5B556D 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 #5B556D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Independence#4C516DΔE 5.76 Black Coral#54626FΔE 10.9 Old Lavender#796878ΔE 11.18 Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 11.6 Quartz#51484FΔE 11.79 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 12.54

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#5B556D Channel Values

How #5B556D 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 91 · G 85 · B 109	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 255° · S 12% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 255° · S 22% · V 43%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 17% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 57%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.08:1 vs white · 2.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B556D 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 text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5B556D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B556D; 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 #5B556D

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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How #5B556D 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#5B556D

Protanopia#56566D

Protanomaly#58566D

Deuteranopia#57576D

Deuteranomaly#59566D

Tritanopia#585858

Tritanomaly#595761

Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #5B556D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5b556d: #5B556D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B556D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b556d': '#5B556D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.333, blue: 0.427)

Android XML<color name="color_5b556d">#5B556D</color>

SVG fillfill="#5B556D"

More Purple Colors

#5B556D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#5B556D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B556D?

#5B556D is a dark purple — rgb(91, 85, 109) in RGB and hsl(255, 12%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Independence (#4C516D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #5B556D?

#5B556D is rgb(91, 85, 109) — red 91, green 85, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B556D?

#5B556D converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B556D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5B556D scores 7.08:1 against white and 2.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B556D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B556D 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.1, which is visibly different.

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