Thistle

#ccb4e1

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

This is Thistle, a soft purple at 272 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #ccb4e1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccb4e1

RGB204, 180, 225

HSL272, 43%, 79%

HSV272, 20%, 88%

CMYK9%, 20%, 0%, 12%

Lab76.63, 16.93, -19.38

XYZ54.81, 50.92, 78.17

Decimal13415649

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2635 C

Shades of thistle

#ba99d6 #a87fcc #9564c1 #8349b6 #703e9c #5d3481 #4a2966 #361e4b #231331 #100916

Tints of thistle

#d0bae3 #d4c0e6 #d9c7e8 #ddcdeb #e1d3ed #e5d9f0 #eae0f2 #eee6f5 #f2ecf7 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c9e1b4 Analogous#b6b4e1 Analogous#e1b4e0 Triadic#e1ccb4 Triadic#b4e1cc Split complementary#e0e1b4 Split complementary#b4e1b6

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 20, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccb4e1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 20 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 22 4 18

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 #ccb4e1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccb4e1; }
.text { color: #ccb4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb4e1; }

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 #ccb4e1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccb4e1 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 #ccb4e1 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 #ccb4e1 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

Every value on this page for #ccb4e1 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.