Thistle

#ebe2f2

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 soft. 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 #ebe2f2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ebe2f2

RGB235, 226, 242

HSL274, 38%, 92%

HSV274, 7%, 95%

CMYK3%, 7%, 0%, 5%

Lab90.99, 5.91, -6.69

XYZ77.48, 78.47, 95.07

Decimal15459058

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#d6c4e4 #c1a6d7 #ad87c9 #9869bc #834dac #6c408e #553270 #3e2552 #271733 #100915

Tints of thistle

#ece4f3 #ede5f3 #eee7f4 #f0e9f5 #f1eaf6 #f2ecf6 #f3eef7 #f4eff8 #f5f1f9 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#e9f2e2 Analogous#e3e2f2 Analogous#f2e2f1 Triadic#f2ebe2 Triadic#e2f2eb Split complementary#f1f2e2 Split complementary#e2f2e3

Thistle in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 3, 7, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ebe2f2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 7 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 10 4 11

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 #ebe2f2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ebe2f2; }
.text { color: #ebe2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2f2; }

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 #ebe2f2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ebe2f2 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 #ebe2f2 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 #ebe2f2 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 #ebe2f2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.