Thistle

#ffd8fd

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

This is Thistle, a vivid pink at 303 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #ffd8fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffd8fd

RGB255, 216, 253

HSL303, 100%, 92%

HSV303, 15%, 100%

CMYK0%, 15%, 1%, 0%

Lab90.53, 19.72, -12.95

XYZ83.53, 77.46, 103.48

Decimal16767229

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#ffacfb #ff80f8 #ff54f6 #ff28f4 #fb00ee #cf00c4 #a3009a #770071 #4b0047 #1f001d

Tints of thistle

#ffdafd #ffdcfd #ffdefd #ffe0fd #ffe3fe #ffe5fe #ffe7fe #ffe9fe #ffebfe #ffedfe

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d8ffda Analogous#eed8ff Analogous#ffd8e9 Triadic#fdffd8 Triadic#d8fdff Split complementary#eaffd8 Split complementary#d8ffee

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 0, 15, 1, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffd8fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 1 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 5 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 #ffd8fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffd8fd; }
.text { color: #ffd8fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd8fd; }

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 #ffd8fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffd8fd 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 #ffd8fd 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 #ffd8fd 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

The figures for #ffd8fd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.