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#ED50DD Color

#ED50DD is rgb(237, 80, 221) in RGB, hsl(306, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED50DD
HEX#ED50DD
RGBrgb(237, 80, 221)
HSLhsl(306, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(306, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.243 332.2)
LABlab(60.76% 71.80 -40.86)
LCHlch(60.76% 82.61 330.36)

What #ED50DD 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 #ED50DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 7.7Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.48Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.16Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 11.43Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 14.11Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 16.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#ED50DD Channel Values

How #ED50DD 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 80 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED50DD 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED50DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED50DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED50DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED50DD
Complementary
#50ED5F
Analogous
#AE50ED
Analogous
#ED508E
Triadic
#DDED50
Triadic
#50DDED
Split comp.
#8EED50
Split comp.
#50EDAE

Tints & Shades of #ED50DD

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

#EF67E1
#F17EE6
#F495EA
#F7B1F0
#F9C8F4
#FCDFF9

Shades

#E92BD6
#D016BD
#AB129B
#860E7A
#610A58
#370632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED50DD.

How #ED50DD 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#ED50DD
Protanopia#7F7FDD
Protanomaly#B66FDD
Deuteranopia#9C9CDA
Deuteranomaly#C284DB
Tritanopia#E37070
Tritanomaly#E765A7
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED50DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed50dd: #ED50DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED50DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed50dd': '#ED50DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.314, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ed50dd">#ED50DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED50DD"

More Pink Colors

#ED50DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED50DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED50DD?

#ED50DD is a light pink — rgb(237, 80, 221) in RGB and hsl(306, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #ED50DD?

#ED50DD is rgb(237, 80, 221) — red 237, green 80, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED50DD?

#ED50DD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED50DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED50DD scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED50DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED50DD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 19.48, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.