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#ED72FE Color

#ED72FE is rgb(237, 114, 254) in RGB, hsl(293, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED72FE
HEX#ED72FE
RGBrgb(237, 114, 254)
HSLhsl(293, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(293, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 55%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.225 322.6)
LABlab(67.21% 62.39 -49.04)
LCHlch(67.21% 79.36 321.83)

What #ED72FE 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 #ED72FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 5.57Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 5.91Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 7.25Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 15.65Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.76Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 16.84

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

#ED72FE Channel Values

How #ED72FE 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 114 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED72FE 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED72FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED72FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED72FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED72FE
Complementary
#81FE71
Analogous
#A771FE
Analogous
#FE71C8
Triadic
#FEEE71
Triadic
#71FEEE
Split comp.
#C8FE71
Split comp.
#71FEA7

Tints & Shades of #ED72FE

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

#F085FE
#F294FE
#F5A9FF
#F7BDFF
#F9D1FF
#FBE1FF

Shades

#E83EFE
#E210FE
#C101DA
#9401A7
#670175
#3F0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED72FE.

How #ED72FE 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#ED72FE
Protanopia#9191FE
Protanomaly#BD86FE
Deuteranopia#A8A8FC
Deuteranomaly#C796FD
Tritanopia#E08E8E
Tritanomaly#E584C5
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED72FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed72fe: #ED72FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED72FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed72fe': '#ED72FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.447, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ed72fe">#ED72FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED72FE"

More Pink Colors

#ED72FE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED72FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED72FE?

#ED72FE is a light pink — rgb(237, 114, 254) in RGB and hsl(293, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #ED72FE?

#ED72FE is rgb(237, 114, 254) — red 237, green 114, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED72FE?

#ED72FE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 55%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED72FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED72FE scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED72FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED72FE 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

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