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#ED87FD Color

#ED87FD is rgb(237, 135, 253) in RGB, hsl(292, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 1%) 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED87FD
HEX#ED87FD
RGBrgb(237, 135, 253)
HSLhsl(292, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(292, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.192 322)
LABlab(70.98% 52.67 -42.61)
LCHlch(70.98% 67.75 321.02)

What #ED87FD 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 #ED87FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.26Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.09Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.84Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.42Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.02Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.14

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

#ED87FD Channel Values

How #ED87FD 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 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED87FD 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED87FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED87FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED87FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED87FD
Complementary
#96FD86
Analogous
#B286FD
Analogous
#FD86D2
Triadic
#FDED86
Triadic
#86FDED
Split comp.
#D2FD86
Split comp.
#86FDB2

Tints & Shades of #ED87FD

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

#F096FD
#F2A5FE
#F4B4FE
#F7C8FE
#F9D7FE
#FBE6FF

Shades

#E654FC
#DE1DFC
#C403E2
#9903B0
#6D027E
#3D0146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED87FD.

How #ED87FD 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#ED87FD
Protanopia#9F9FFD
Protanomaly#C396FD
Deuteranopia#B1B1FB
Deuteranomaly#CCA2FC
Tritanopia#E19D9D
Tritanomaly#E694CB
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED87FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed87fd: #ED87FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED87FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed87fd': '#ED87FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.529, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ed87fd">#ED87FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED87FD"

More Pink Colors

#ED87FD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED87FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED87FD?

#ED87FD is a light pink — rgb(237, 135, 253) in RGB and hsl(292, 97%, 76%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #ED87FD?

#ED87FD is rgb(237, 135, 253) — red 237, green 135, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED87FD?

#ED87FD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED87FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED87FD scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED87FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED87FD 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 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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