Thistle

#dcd5e2

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

Thistle is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #dcd5e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd5e2

RGB220, 213, 226

HSL272, 18%, 86%

HSV272, 6%, 89%

CMYK3%, 6%, 0%, 11%

Lab86.15, 4.75, -5.54

XYZ67.04, 68.3, 81.6

Decimal14472674

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2706 C

Shades of thistle

#c8bdd1 #b4a5c1 #a08db0 #8b749f #77608b #624f73 #4e3f5b #392e42 #241d2a #100c12

Tints of thistle

#dfd8e4 #e1dbe6 #e4dee9 #e6e2eb #e9e5ed #ece8ef #eeebf1 #f1eef3 #f4f1f6 #f6f4f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#dbe2d5 Analogous#d6d5e2 Analogous#e2d5e2 Triadic#e2dcd5 Triadic#d5e2dc Split complementary#e2e2d5 Split complementary#d5e2d6

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 3, 6, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd5e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 6 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 10 4 17

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 #dcd5e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd5e2; }
.text { color: #dcd5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5e2; }

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 #dcd5e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd5e2 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 #dcd5e2 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 #dcd5e2 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 #dcd5e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.