Thistle

#f3e2ff

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 275 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 #f3e2ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3e2ff

RGB243, 226, 255

HSL275, 100%, 94%

HSV275, 11%, 100%

CMYK5%, 11%, 0%, 0%

Lab91.98, 10.94, -11.94

XYZ82.21, 80.67, 105.85

Decimal15983359

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#e0b5ff #ce88ff #bb5bff #a82eff #9601ff #7c00d3 #6100a6 #470079 #2c004c #12001f

Tints of thistle

#f3e3ff #f4e4ff #f4e5ff #f5e6ff #f5e8ff #f6e9ff #f6eaff #f7ebff #f7ecff #f8edff

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#eeffe2 Analogous#e4e2ff Analogous#ffe2fc Triadic#fff3e2 Triadic#e2fff3 Split complementary#fdffe2 Split complementary#e2ffe4

Thistle in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 5, 11, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3e2ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 11 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 14 4 6

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 #f3e2ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3e2ff; }
.text { color: #f3e2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e2ff; }

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 #f3e2ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3e2ff 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 #f3e2ff 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 #f3e2ff 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

Every value on this page for #f3e2ff is computed, not guessed. 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.