Thistle

#efc8fa

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

This is Thistle, a vivid purple at 287 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 #efc8fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efc8fa

RGB239, 200, 250

HSL287, 83%, 88%

HSV287, 20%, 98%

CMYK4%, 20%, 0%, 2%

Lab85.28, 22.39, -19.4

XYZ73.51, 66.56, 99.42

Decimal15714554

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone530 C

Shades of thistle

#e4a2f7 #d97bf3 #cd55f0 #c22eec #b014dc #9111b6 #730d8f #540a69 #350642 #16031c

Tints of thistle

#f0ccfa #f1d0fb #f2d4fb #f3d7fb #f5dbfc #f6dffc #f7e3fc #f8e7fd #f9ebfd #faeffe

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d3fac8 Analogous#d6c8fa Analogous#fac8ec Triadic#faefc8 Triadic#c8faef Split complementary#ecfac8 Split complementary#c8fad6

Thistle in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 4, 20, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efc8fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 20 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 22 4 8

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 #efc8fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efc8fa; }
.text { color: #efc8fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efc8fa; }

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 #efc8fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efc8fa 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 #efc8fa 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 #efc8fa 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 #efc8fa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.