Close to Plum Purple
#591237
#591237 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 7.1% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 66% saturation and 21% 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 #591237.
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
13.41:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.57:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.41:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.57:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #591237 as they’d see it.
#591237 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #591237
What color is #591237?
#591237 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 7.1% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 66% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #591237 in RGB?
#591237 is rgb(89, 18, 55): 89 red, 18 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #591237 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 80, 38, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #591237?
PANTONE 229 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #591237?
Its complement #00371C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.