Thistle

#aaa2b2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a grey purple at 270 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #aaa2b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa2b2

RGB170, 162, 178

HSL270, 9%, 67%

HSV270, 9%, 70%

CMYK4%, 9%, 0%, 30%

Lab67.73, 5.94, -7.22

XYZ37.53, 37.6, 47.4

Decimal11182770

Web safe#999999

Pantone5295 C

Shades of thistle

#9b91a4 #8b8096 #7c7087 #6c6276 #5d5465 #4d4654 #3e3844 #2e2a33 #1f1c22 #0f0e11

Tints of thistle

#b2aab9 #b9b3c0 #c1bbc7 #c8c3ce #d0ccd4 #d8d4db #dfdce2 #e7e5e9 #eeedf0 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with thistle

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Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 4, 9, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa2b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 9 0 30

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 12 4 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #aaa2b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa2b2; }
.text { color: #aaa2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa2b2; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aaa2b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa2b2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aaa2b2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aaa2b2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #aaa2b2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.