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#ED8CED Color

#ED8CED is rgb(237, 140, 237) in RGB, hsl(300, 73%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 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 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED8CED
HEX#ED8CED
RGBrgb(237, 140, 237)
HSLhsl(300, 73%, 74%)
HSVhsv(300, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.168 327)
LABlab(71.40% 48.09 -33.26)
LCHlch(71.40% 58.47 325.33)

What #ED8CED 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 #ED8CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.41Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 7.73Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 7.82Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.62Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.73

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

#ED8CED Channel Values

How #ED8CED 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 140 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 73% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED8CED 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED8CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED8CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED8CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED8CED
Complementary
#8CED8C
Analogous
#BD8CED
Analogous
#ED8CBD
Triadic
#EDED8C
Triadic
#8CEDED
Split comp.
#BDED8C
Split comp.
#8CEDBD

Tints & Shades of #ED8CED

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

#EF9AEF
#F2ABF2
#F4B8F4
#F7CAF7
#F9D7F9
#FCE9FC

Shades

#E660E6
#DF34DF
#C21EC2
#961796
#6A116A
#3E0A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED8CED.

How #ED8CED 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#ED8CED
Protanopia#A2A2ED
Protanomaly#C59AED
Deuteranopia#B4B4EB
Deuteranomaly#CDA5EC
Tritanopia#E49D9D
Tritanomaly#E796C2
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED8CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed8ced: #ED8CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED8CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed8ced': '#ED8CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.549, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ed8ced">#ED8CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED8CED"

More Pink Colors

#ED8CED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED8CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED8CED?

#ED8CED is a light pink — rgb(237, 140, 237) in RGB and hsl(300, 73%, 74%) 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 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #ED8CED?

#ED8CED is rgb(237, 140, 237) — red 237, green 140, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED8CED?

#ED8CED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED8CED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED8CED scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED8CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED8CED 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 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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