Thistle

#e8d2f4

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

This is Thistle, a strong purple at 279 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 #e8d2f4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8d2f4

RGB232, 210, 244

HSL279, 61%, 89%

HSV279, 14%, 96%

CMYK5%, 14%, 0%, 4%

Lab86.89, 13.68, -13.87

XYZ72.65, 69.78, 95.23

Decimal15258356

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#d7b0ec #c58ee3 #b46cdb #a24ad3 #8f30c3 #7627a1 #5d1f7f #44175d #2b0e3b #120619

Tints of thistle

#ead5f5 #ebd8f5 #eddbf6 #eedef7 #f0e1f8 #f1e4f8 #f3e7f9 #f5ebfa #f6eefb #f8f1fb

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#def4d2 Analogous#d7d2f4 Analogous#f4d2ef Triadic#f4e8d2 Triadic#d2f4e8 Split complementary#eff4d2 Split complementary#d2f4d7

Thistle in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 5, 14, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8d2f4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 14 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 17 4 10

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 #e8d2f4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8d2f4; }
.text { color: #e8d2f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d2f4; }

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 #e8d2f4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8d2f4 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 #e8d2f4 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 #e8d2f4 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 #e8d2f4 are worked out. 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.