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#ED5EE4 Color

#ED5EE4 is rgb(237, 94, 228) in RGB, hsl(304, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 4%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED5EE4
HEX#ED5EE4
RGBrgb(237, 94, 228)
HSLhsl(304, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(304, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 4%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.231 330.2)
LABlab(62.99% 67.41 -41.31)
LCHlch(62.99% 79.06 328.50)

What #ED5EE4 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 #ED5EE4, 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.

#ED5EE4 Channel Values

How #ED5EE4 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 94 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 4% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED5EE4 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED5EE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED5EE4; 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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Tints & Shades of #ED5EE4

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.

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Shades

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How #ED5EE4 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#ED5EE4
Protanopia#8686E4
Protanomaly#B878E4
Deuteranopia#A1A1E1
Deuteranomaly#C48BE2
Tritanopia#E27A7A
Tritanomaly#E770AF
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED5EE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed5ee4: #ED5EE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED5EE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed5ee4': '#ED5EE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.369, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_ed5ee4">#ED5EE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED5EE4"

More Pink Colors

#ED5EE4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED5EE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED5EE4?

#ED5EE4 is a light pink — rgb(237, 94, 228) in RGB and hsl(304, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #ED5EE4?

#ED5EE4 is rgb(237, 94, 228) — red 237, green 94, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED5EE4?

#ED5EE4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 4%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED5EE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED5EE4 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED5EE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED5EE4 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.31, which is visibly different.

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