Close to Plum Purple
#500037
#500037 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 0% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 319°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #500037.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.04:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.04:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.40:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #500037 as they’d see it.
#500037 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #500037
What color is #500037?
#500037 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 0% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 319°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #500037 in RGB?
#500037 is rgb(80, 0, 55): 80 red, 0 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #500037 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 31, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #500037?
PANTONE 2588 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #500037?
Its complement #002F04 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.