Thistle

#e7beeb

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

This is Thistle, a soft pink at 295 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #e7beeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e7beeb
RGB231, 190, 235
HSL295, 53%, 83%
HSV295, 19%, 92%
CMYK2%, 19%, 0%, 8%
Lab81.74, 22.3, -16.82
XYZ66.36, 59.81, 86.64
Decimal15187691
Web safe#ffccff
Pantone530 C
Pantone530 CHex#e7beebRgb231 190 235Cmyk2 19 0 8Lab82 22 -17Darker#bf51c9Deep#d387daLighter#f6e8f7

Shades of thistle

Tints of thistle

Colors that go with thistle

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 2, 19, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e7beeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
2 19 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
6 21 4 14
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 #e7beeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e7beeb; }
.text { color: #e7beeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7beeb; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e7beeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.62:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
12.96:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e7beeb 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 #e7beeb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #e7beeb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e7beeb are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.