Thistle

#f6d0f6

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

Thistle sits in the pink band, pale and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #f6d0f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f6d0f6

RGB246, 208, 246

HSL300, 68%, 89%

HSV300, 15%, 96%

CMYK0%, 15%, 0%, 4%

Lab87.66, 19.7, -13.65

XYZ77.2, 71.36, 96.89

Decimal16175350

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#efacef #e889e8 #e265e2 #db42db #cb27cb #a820a8 #841984 #611361 #3d0c3d #1a051a

Tints of thistle

#f7d3f7 #f7d6f7 #f8daf8 #f8ddf8 #f9e0f9 #fae3fa #fae6fa #fbeafb #fcedfc #fcf0fc

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d0f6d0 Analogous#e3d0f6 Analogous#f6d0e3 Triadic#f6f6d0 Triadic#d0f6f6 Split complementary#e3f6d0 Split complementary#d0f6e3

Thistle in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f6d0f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 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 #f6d0f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f6d0f6; }
.text { color: #f6d0f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6d0f6; }

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 #f6d0f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f6d0f6 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 #f6d0f6 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 #f6d0f6 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 #f6d0f6 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.