Thistle

#e2d4e7

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 284 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 #e2d4e7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2d4e7

RGB226, 212, 231

HSL284, 28%, 87%

HSV284, 8%, 91%

CMYK2%, 8%, 0%, 9%

Lab86.52, 8.21, -7.6

XYZ69.33, 69.03, 85.27

Decimal14865639

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#d0bad8 #be9fc9 #ac85bb #9b6aac #865598 #6f467e #583763 #402949 #291a2e #110b14

Tints of thistle

#e4d7e9 #e6daeb #e8ddec #ebe1ee #ede4f0 #efe7f2 #f1eaf3 #f3edf5 #f5f0f7 #f7f4f9

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d9e7d4 Analogous#d9d4e7 Analogous#e7d4e3 Triadic#e7e2d4 Triadic#d4e7e2 Split complementary#e3e7d4 Split complementary#d4e7d9

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 2, 8, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2d4e7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 8 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 11 4 15

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 #e2d4e7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2d4e7; }
.text { color: #e2d4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d4e7; }

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 #e2d4e7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2d4e7 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 #e2d4e7 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 #e2d4e7 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 #e2d4e7 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.