Thistle

#d9c4e9

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

Thistle falls in the purple range, light and soft. 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 #d9c4e9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9c4e9

RGB217, 196, 233

HSL274, 46%, 84%

HSV274, 16%, 91%

CMYK7%, 16%, 0%, 9%

Lab81.9, 14.11, -15.63

XYZ63.06, 60.11, 85.37

Decimal14271721

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of thistle

#c6a7de #b48ad3 #a16dc9 #8e50be #7a3ea7 #65348a #50296d #3b1e50 #251333 #100816

Tints of thistle

#dcc9eb #dfcdec #e2d2ee #e5d6f0 #e8dbf2 #ebe0f3 #eee4f5 #f1e9f7 #f4edf8 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d4e9c4 Analogous#c6c4e9 Analogous#e9c4e7 Triadic#e9d9c4 Triadic#c4e9d9 Split complementary#e7e9c4 Split complementary#c4e9c7

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 16, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9c4e9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 16 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 19 4 15

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 #d9c4e9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9c4e9; }
.text { color: #d9c4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c4e9; }

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 #d9c4e9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9c4e9 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 #d9c4e9 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 #d9c4e9 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 #d9c4e9 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.