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#ED73E9 Color

#ED73E9 is rgb(237, 115, 233) in RGB, hsl(302, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 2%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED73E9
HEX#ED73E9
RGBrgb(237, 115, 233)
HSLhsl(302, 77%, 69%)
HSVhsv(302, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 2%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.205 328.7)
LABlab(66.58% 59.21 -38.50)
LCHlch(66.58% 70.63 326.96)

What #ED73E9 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 #ED73E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.93Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 7.37Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.92Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.33Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 9.64Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 11.37

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

#ED73E9 Channel Values

How #ED73E9 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 115 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 77% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 2% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED73E9 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED73E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED73E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED73E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED73E9
Complementary
#73ED77
Analogous
#B473ED
Analogous
#ED73AC
Triadic
#E9ED73
Triadic
#73E9ED
Split comp.
#ACED73
Split comp.
#73EDB4

Tints & Shades of #ED73E9

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

#EF85EC
#F297EE
#F4A9F1
#F7C0F5
#F9D2F8
#FBE4FB

Shades

#E84AE2
#E21DDB
#B918B4
#90138C
#680D65
#3B0839

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED73E9.

How #ED73E9 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#ED73E9
Protanopia#9292E9
Protanomaly#BD87E9
Deuteranopia#A9A9E7
Deuteranomaly#C896E8
Tritanopia#E38A8A
Tritanomaly#E781B8
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED73E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed73e9: #ED73E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED73E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed73e9': '#ED73E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.451, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_ed73e9">#ED73E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED73E9"

More Pink Colors

#ED73E9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED73E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED73E9?

#ED73E9 is a light pink — rgb(237, 115, 233) in RGB and hsl(302, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #ED73E9?

#ED73E9 is rgb(237, 115, 233) — red 237, green 115, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED73E9?

#ED73E9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 2%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED73E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED73E9 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED73E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED73E9 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 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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