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#ed3ade

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
237, 58, 222
HSL
305°, 83%, 58%
CMYK
0, 76, 6, 7
Luminance
0.2630

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ed3ade is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ed3ade
Hue
305°
magenta / pink
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
61%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2630
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
47/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.26:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 4.5
Where it sits
Hue305° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool47% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ed3ade
RGBrgb(237, 58, 222)
HSLhsl(305, 83%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 7%)
LABlab(58.3 82.2 -45.7)
LCHlch(58.3 94.1 330.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.676 0.267 331.9)
Decimal15547102
Display P3color(display-p3 0.929 0.227 0.871)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ed3ade;
background-color: #ed3ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ed3ade] bg-[#ed3ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ed3ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.929, green: 0.227, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ed3ade")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFED3ADE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(222, 58, 237)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ed3ade · 6.26:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.35:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.26:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ed3ade as text scores 3.35:1 on white and 6.26:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ed3ade on white: 3.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ed3ade on black: 6.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #2B7CE2
deuteranopia · #7695DA
tritanopia · #F7508A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ed3ade is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF2FC
#FAE6F8
#F6C6F2
#F698EE
#F165E5
#ed3ade
#E014CF
#BB11AD
#960E8A
#6C0E64
#44093F
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FCDarkest = 950 · #44093F
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FC;
  --brand-100: #FAE6F8;
  --brand-200: #F6C6F2;
  --brand-300: #F698EE;
  --brand-400: #F165E5;
  --brand-500: #ed3ade;
  --brand-600: #E014CF;
  --brand-700: #BB11AD;
  --brand-800: #960E8A;
  --brand-900: #6C0E64;
  --brand-950: #44093F;
  --brand: #ed3ade;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ed3ade

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B94
Captions on the surface
Accent#2BBF0D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#750B6C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE8FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241423
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ed3ade

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#3AED49
Analogous left#A23AED
Analogous right#ED3A84
Split-complement 1#84ED3A
Split-complement 2#3AEDA2
Triadic 1#DEED3A
Triadic 2#3ADEED
Tetradic#EDA23A

RGB percentages

Red92.9%
Green22.7%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.5%
Yellow6.3%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#ed3ade text on a black background

contrast 6.26:1

Card sample

#ed3ade text on a white background

contrast 3.35:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ed3ade;
Background color
Panel with #ed3ade background
background-color: #ed3ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ed3ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(237, 58, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(237, 58, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ed3ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed3ade, #ED3A67);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ed3ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ed3ade in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ed3ade, answered

What color is #ed3ade?

#ed3ade is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 4.5). It sits at 305° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ed3ade?

rgb(237, 58, 222) — 237 red, 58 green and 222 blue out of 255, or 92.9% / 22.7% / 87.1% by channel.

Is #ed3ade a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2630 and perceived brightness is 61%, so black text on it reaches 6.26:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ed3ade?

Black. It scores 6.26:1 against #ed3ade, versus 3.35:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ed3ade?

#3AED49 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #84ED3A and #3AEDA2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ed3ade?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0E9 for borders, #9B4B94 for secondary text, #2BBF0D as an accent and #750B6C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A23AED and #ED3A84 stays calm, while #3AED49 is the loudest partner.

What is #ed3ade in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 7%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ed3ade warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 47 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ED3A9C; nudged cooler, #BB38EF.

Work with #ed3ade in the Color Lab