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#ED5ADE Color

#ED5ADE is rgb(237, 90, 222) in RGB, hsl(306, 80%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 6%, 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 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED5ADE
HEX#ED5ADE
RGBrgb(237, 90, 222)
HSLhsl(306, 80%, 64%)
HSVhsv(306, 62%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 6%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.232 332)
LABlab(62.17% 68.26 -39.23)
LCHlch(62.17% 78.73 330.11)

What #ED5ADE 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 #ED5ADE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 9.19Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.55Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 9.94Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 13.17Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.49Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.08

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

#ED5ADE Channel Values

How #ED5ADE 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 90 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 80% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 62% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 6% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED5ADE 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED5ADE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED5ADE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED5ADE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED5ADE
Complementary
#5AED68
Analogous
#B25AED
Analogous
#ED5A95
Triadic
#DEED5A
Triadic
#5ADEED
Split comp.
#95ED5A
Split comp.
#5AEDB2

Tints & Shades of #ED5ADE

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

#EF71E3
#F288E7
#F49FEC
#F6B1EF
#F9C8F4
#FBDFF9

Shades

#E830D6
#D818C5
#AE139F
#8A0F7D
#600B58
#3C0736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED5ADE.

How #ED5ADE 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#ED5ADE
Protanopia#8484DE
Protanomaly#B775DE
Deuteranopia#9F9FDB
Deuteranomaly#C389DC
Tritanopia#E37676
Tritanomaly#E76CAA
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED5ADE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed5ade: #ED5ADE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED5ADE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed5ade': '#ED5ADE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.353, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_ed5ade">#ED5ADE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED5ADE"

More Pink Colors

#ED5ADE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ED5ADE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED5ADE?

#ED5ADE is a light pink — rgb(237, 90, 222) in RGB and hsl(306, 80%, 64%) 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 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #ED5ADE?

#ED5ADE is rgb(237, 90, 222) — red 237, green 90, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED5ADE?

#ED5ADE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 6%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED5ADE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED5ADE scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED5ADE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED5ADE 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 16.62, 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.