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#ED87DC Color

#ED87DC is rgb(237, 135, 220) in RGB, hsl(310, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED87DC
HEX#ED87DC
RGBrgb(237, 135, 220)
HSLhsl(310, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(310, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.162 333.5)
LABlab(69.86% 48.31 -26.29)
LCHlch(69.86% 55.00 331.44)

What #ED87DC 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 #ED87DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 7.05Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.38Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.99Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.34Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 11.4Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 11.92

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

#ED87DC Channel Values

How #ED87DC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED87DC 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED87DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED87DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED87DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED87DC
Complementary
#87ED98
Analogous
#CB87ED
Analogous
#ED87A9
Triadic
#DCED87
Triadic
#87DCED
Split comp.
#A9ED87
Split comp.
#87EDCB

Tints & Shades of #ED87DC

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

#F099E1
#F2A6E5
#F4B8EA
#F6C5EE
#F9D7F3
#FBE4F7

Shades

#E65BCF
#E02EC2
#BF1DA4
#971781
#6A105B
#3E0935

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED87DC.

How #ED87DC 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#ED87DC
Protanopia#9F9FDC
Protanomaly#C396DC
Deuteranopia#B1B1DA
Deuteranomaly#CCA2DB
Tritanopia#E59595
Tritanomaly#E890B6
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED87DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed87dc: #ED87DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED87DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed87dc': '#ED87DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.529, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ed87dc">#ED87DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED87DC"

More Pink Colors

#ED87DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED87DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED87DC?

#ED87DC is a light pink — rgb(237, 135, 220) in RGB and hsl(310, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #ED87DC?

#ED87DC is rgb(237, 135, 220) — red 237, green 135, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED87DC?

#ED87DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED87DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED87DC scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED87DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED87DC 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 11.34, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.