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#ed3bbc

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Deep Pink

RGB
237, 59, 188
HSL
317°, 83%, 58%
CMYK
0, 75, 21, 7
Luminance
0.2476

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ed3bbc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ed3bbc
Hue
317°
magenta / pink
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2476
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.95:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 8.6
Where it sits
Hue317° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% cool

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

Every format

HEX#ed3bbc
RGBrgb(237, 59, 188)
HSLhsl(317, 83%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 21%, 7%)
LABlab(56.9 77.3 -28.6)
LCHlch(56.9 82.5 339.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.660 0.245 341.6)
Decimal15547324
Display P3color(display-p3 0.929 0.231 0.737)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ed3bbc;
background-color: #ed3bbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ed3bbc] bg-[#ed3bbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ed3bbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.929, green: 0.231, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ed3bbc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFED3BBC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(188, 59, 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 #ed3bbc · 5.95:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.53:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.95:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ed3bbc as text scores 3.53:1 on white and 5.95:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ed3bbc on white: 3.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ed3bbc on black: 5.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4C76BF
deuteranopia · #8593B8
tritanopia · #FC3E78

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ed3bbc 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.

#FCF2FA
#FAE6F4
#F6C6E9
#F698DC
#F165CA
#ed3bbc
#E015A8
#BB118C
#950E70
#6C0E52
#440933
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FADarkest = 950 · #440933
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FA;
  --brand-100: #FAE6F4;
  --brand-200: #F6C6E9;
  --brand-300: #F698DC;
  --brand-400: #F165CA;
  --brand-500: #ed3bbc;
  --brand-600: #E015A8;
  --brand-700: #BB118C;
  --brand-800: #950E70;
  --brand-900: #6C0E52;
  --brand-950: #440933;
  --brand: #ed3bbc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ed3bbc

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B85
Captions on the surface
Accent#0DBF11
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#750B58
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE8F7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241420
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 #ed3bbc

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#3BED6C
Analogous left#C53BED
Analogous right#ED3B63
Split-complement 1#63ED3B
Split-complement 2#3BEDC5
Triadic 1#BCED3B
Triadic 2#3BBCED
Tetradic#EDC53B

RGB percentages

Red92.9%
Green23.1%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.1%
Yellow20.7%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#ed3bbc text on a black background

contrast 5.95:1

Card sample

#ed3bbc text on a white background

contrast 3.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ed3bbc;
Background color
Panel with #ed3bbc background
background-color: #ed3bbc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ed3bbc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(237, 59, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(237, 59, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ed3bbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ed3bbc, #ED3B45);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ed3bbc

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.

#ed3bbc 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.

#ed3bbc, answered

What color is #ed3bbc?

#ed3bbc is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 8.6). It sits at 317° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ed3bbc?

rgb(237, 59, 188) — 237 red, 59 green and 188 blue out of 255, or 92.9% / 23.1% / 73.7% by channel.

Is #ed3bbc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2476 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 5.95:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ed3bbc?

Black. It scores 5.95:1 against #ed3bbc, versus 3.53:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ed3bbc?

#3BED6C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #63ED3B and #3BEDC5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ed3bbc?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E0 for borders, #9B4B85 for secondary text, #0DBF11 as an accent and #750B58 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C53BED and #ED3B63 stays calm, while #3BED6C is the loudest partner.

What is #ed3bbc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 75%, 21%, 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 #ed3bbc warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ED3B7B; nudged cooler, #DE39EF.

Work with #ed3bbc in the Color Lab