Thistle

#cca5c0

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

Thistle sits in the pink band, light and muted. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #cca5c0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cca5c0

RGB204, 165, 192

HSL318, 28%, 72%

HSV318, 19%, 80%

CMYK0%, 19%, 6%, 20%

Lab71.93, 18.81, -8.4

XYZ47.87, 43.55, 55.75

Decimal13411776

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone522 C

Shades of thistle

#c08fb1 #b47aa2 #a76493 #955581 #80486f #6a3c5c #543049 #3f2436 #291724 #140b11

Tints of thistle

#d0adc6 #d5b5cb #d9bdd1 #dec4d6 #e2ccdc #e7d4e1 #ebdce7 #f0e4ec #f4ecf2 #f9f4f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#a5ccb1 Analogous#c5a5cc Analogous#cca5ac Triadic#c0cca5 Triadic#a5c0cc Split complementary#accca5 Split complementary#a5ccc5

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 6, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cca5c0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 19 6 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 10 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 #cca5c0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cca5c0; }
.text { color: #cca5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca5c0; }

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 #cca5c0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cca5c0 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 #cca5c0 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 #cca5c0 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 #cca5c0 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.