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#ED35DE Color

#ED35DE is rgb(237, 53, 222) in RGB, hsl(305, 84%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED35DE
HEX#ED35DE
RGBrgb(237, 53, 222)
HSLhsl(305, 84%, 57%)
HSVhsv(305, 78%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 6%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.272 331.9)
LABlab(57.87% 79.92 -45.95)
LCHlch(57.87% 92.19 330.10)

What #ED35DE 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 #ED35DE, 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.

#ED35DE Channel Values

How #ED35DE 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 237 · G 53 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 84% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 78% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 6% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED35DE 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED35DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED35DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED35DE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ED35DE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED35DE.

How #ED35DE 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#ED35DE
Protanopia#7474DE
Protanomaly#B261DE
Deuteranopia#9696DB
Deuteranomaly#BF7BDC
Tritanopia#E26262
Tritanomaly#E654A3
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED35DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed35de: #ED35DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED35DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed35de': '#ED35DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.208, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_ed35de">#ED35DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED35DE"

More Pink Colors

#ED35DE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED35DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED35DE?

#ED35DE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(237, 53, 222) in RGB and hsl(305, 84%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.1.

What is the RGB value of #ED35DE?

#ED35DE is rgb(237, 53, 222) — red 237, green 53, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED35DE?

#ED35DE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 6%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED35DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED35DE scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED35DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED35DE 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 20.06, which is visibly different.

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