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#ED5AED Color

#ED5AED is rgb(237, 90, 237) in RGB, hsl(300, 80%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED5AED
HEX#ED5AED
RGBrgb(237, 90, 237)
HSLhsl(300, 80%, 64%)
HSVhsv(300, 62%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.243 327.8)
LABlab(62.76% 70.02 -46.66)
LCHlch(62.76% 84.14 326.32)

What #ED5AED 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 #ED5AED, 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.

#ED5AED Channel Values

How #ED5AED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 80% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 62% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED5AED 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED5AED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED5AED; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ED5AED

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

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How #ED5AED 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#ED5AED
Protanopia#8484ED
Protanomaly#B775ED
Deuteranopia#9F9FEA
Deuteranomaly#C389EB
Tritanopia#E17A7A
Tritanomaly#E66FB4
Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #ED5AED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed5aed: #ED5AED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED5AED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed5aed': '#ED5AED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.353, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ed5aed">#ED5AED</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED5AED"

More Pink Colors

#ED5AED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED5AED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED5AED?

#ED5AED is a light pink — rgb(237, 90, 237) in RGB and hsl(300, 80%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #ED5AED?

#ED5AED is rgb(237, 90, 237) — red 237, green 90, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED5AED?

#ED5AED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED5AED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED5AED scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED5AED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED5AED 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 17.72, which is visibly different.

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