Thistle

#bfb0cd

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

This is Thistle, a muted purple at 271 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #bfb0cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfb0cd

RGB191, 176, 205

HSL271, 22%, 75%

HSV271, 14%, 80%

CMYK7%, 14%, 0%, 20%

Lab73.89, 10.79, -12.73

XYZ48.03, 46.53, 64.21

Decimal12562637

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone270 C

Shades of thistle

#ae9bbf #9c85b2 #8b70a4 #795d93 #68507e #564269 #443553 #33273e #211928 #0f0c13

Tints of thistle

#c5b7d1 #cabed6 #d0c4da #d5cbde #dbd2e3 #e0d9e7 #e6e0eb #ebe6ef #f1edf4 #f6f4f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#becdb0 Analogous#b1b0cd Analogous#cdb0cc Triadic#cdbfb0 Triadic#b0cdbf Split complementary#cdcdb0 Split complementary#b0cdb1

Thistle in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 7, 14, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfb0cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 14 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 17 4 26

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 #bfb0cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfb0cd; }
.text { color: #bfb0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb0cd; }

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 #bfb0cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfb0cd 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 #bfb0cd 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 #bfb0cd 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

The figures for #bfb0cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.