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#ED87BE Color

#ED87BE is rgb(237, 135, 190) in RGB, hsl(328, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED87BE
HEX#ED87BE
RGBrgb(237, 135, 190)
HSLhsl(328, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(328, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.14 347.5)
LABlab(68.99% 44.84 -10.97)
LCHlch(68.99% 46.16 346.25)

What #ED87BE 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 #ED87BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 6.76Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 7.17Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.07Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 9.6China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 9.65Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.29

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

#ED87BE Channel Values

How #ED87BE 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 135 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 20% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED87BE 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED87BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED87BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED87BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED87BE
Complementary
#87EDB7
Analogous
#EA87ED
Analogous
#ED878B
Triadic
#BEED87
Triadic
#87BEED
Split comp.
#8BED87
Split comp.
#87EDEA

Tints & Shades of #ED87BE

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

#F099C7
#F2A6CF
#F4B8D8
#F6C5DF
#F9D7E9
#FBE4F0

Shades

#E65BA5
#E02E8D
#BF1D73
#97175B
#6A1040
#3E0925

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED87BE.

How #ED87BE 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#ED87BE
Protanopia#9F9FBE
Protanomaly#C396BE
Deuteranopia#B1B1BB
Deuteranomaly#CCA2BC
Tritanopia#E98F8F
Tritanomaly#EA8CA4
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED87BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed87be: #ED87BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED87BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed87be': '#ED87BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.529, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ed87be">#ED87BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED87BE"

More Pink Colors

#ED87BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED87BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED87BE?

#ED87BE is a light pink — rgb(237, 135, 190) in RGB and hsl(328, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #ED87BE?

#ED87BE is rgb(237, 135, 190) — red 237, green 135, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED87BE?

#ED87BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED87BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED87BE scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED87BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED87BE 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 14.63, which is visibly different.

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