Thistle

#e4c5fd

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

Thistle falls in the purple range, pale and vivid. 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 #e4c5fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4c5fd

RGB228, 197, 253

HSL273, 93%, 88%

HSV273, 22%, 99%

CMYK10%, 22%, 0%, 1%

Lab83.71, 21.06, -23.46

XYZ69.69, 63.52, 101.52

Decimal14992893

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of thistle

#d19cfc #be74fa #ab4bf9 #9923f7 #8408e8 #6d07c0 #560597 #3f046f #280246 #11011e

Tints of thistle

#e6c9fd #e8cdfd #ead1fd #ecd5fe #edd9fe #efddfe #f1e2fe #f3e6fe #f5eafe #f7eefe

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#defdc5 Analogous#c8c5fd Analogous#fdc5fa Triadic#fde4c5 Triadic#c5fde4 Split complementary#fafdc5 Split complementary#c5fdc8

Thistle in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 10, 22, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4c5fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 22 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 24 4 7

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #e4c5fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4c5fd; }
.text { color: #e4c5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c5fd; }

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 #e4c5fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4c5fd 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 #e4c5fd 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 #e4c5fd 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 #e4c5fd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.