Thistle

#e4c8fb

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 273 degrees. 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 #e4c8fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4c8fb

RGB228, 200, 251

HSL273, 86%, 88%

HSV273, 20%, 98%

CMYK9%, 20%, 0%, 2%

Lab84.36, 19.06, -21.41

XYZ70.06, 64.77, 100.08

Decimal14993659

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of thistle

#d1a1f8 #be7af5 #aa52f2 #972bf0 #8310e0 #6c0db9 #550b92 #3e086b #270544 #11021d

Tints of thistle

#e6ccfb #e8d0fc #ead4fc #ecd7fc #eddbfc #efdffd #f1e3fd #f3e7fd #f5ebfe #f7eefe

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#dffbc8 Analogous#cbc8fb Analogous#fbc8f8 Triadic#fbe4c8 Triadic#c8fbe4 Split complementary#f8fbc8 Split complementary#c8fbcb

Thistle in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 9, 20, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4c8fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 20 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 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 #e4c8fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4c8fb; }
.text { color: #e4c8fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c8fb; }

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 #e4c8fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4c8fb 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 #e4c8fb 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 #e4c8fb 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 #e4c8fb is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.