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#ED82ED Color

#ED82ED is rgb(237, 130, 237) in RGB, hsl(300, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED82ED
HEX#ED82ED
RGBrgb(237, 130, 237)
HSLhsl(300, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(300, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.185 327.2)
LABlab(69.45% 52.86 -36.25)
LCHlch(69.45% 64.10 325.55)

What #ED82ED 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 #ED82ED, 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.

#ED82ED Channel Values

How #ED82ED 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 130 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED82ED 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED82ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED82ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #ED82ED

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED82ED.

How #ED82ED 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#ED82ED
Protanopia#9B9BED
Protanomaly#C292ED
Deuteranopia#AFAFEB
Deuteranomaly#CB9FEC
Tritanopia#E39595
Tritanomaly#E78EBF
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #ED82ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed82ed: #ED82ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED82ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed82ed': '#ED82ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.510, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ed82ed">#ED82ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED82ED"

More Pink Colors

#ED82ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED82ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED82ED?

#ED82ED is a light pink — rgb(237, 130, 237) in RGB and hsl(300, 75%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.55.

What is the RGB value of #ED82ED?

#ED82ED is rgb(237, 130, 237) — red 237, green 130, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED82ED?

#ED82ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED82ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED82ED scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED82ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED82ED 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 0.55, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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