Thistle

#dcd5df

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

Thistle falls in the purple range, light and muted. 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 #dcd5df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd5df

RGB220, 213, 223

HSL282, 14%, 85%

HSV282, 4%, 87%

CMYK1%, 4%, 0%, 13%

Lab86.07, 4.2, -4.07

XYZ66.63, 68.13, 79.45

Decimal14472671

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2706 C

Shades of thistle

#c9becd #b6a7bc #a290aa #8f7999 #7b6584 #66536d #504256 #3b303f #251f28 #100d11

Tints of thistle

#dfd8e1 #e1dbe4 #e4dfe6 #e7e2e9 #e9e5eb #ece8ee #efebf0 #f1eef2 #f4f2f5 #f7f5f7

Colors that go with thistle

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Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 4, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd5df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 4 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 8 4 19

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 #dcd5df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd5df; }
.text { color: #dcd5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5df; }

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 #dcd5df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd5df 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 #dcd5df 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 #dcd5df 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 #dcd5df is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.