Thistle

#b8a9be

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

This is Thistle, a muted purple at 283 degrees. 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 #b8a9be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a9be

RGB184, 169, 190

HSL283, 14%, 70%

HSV283, 11%, 75%

CMYK3%, 11%, 0%, 25%

Lab71.07, 9.29, -8.78

XYZ43.25, 42.28, 54.6

Decimal12102078

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of thistle

#a996b0 #9984a2 #8a7194 #796282 #67546f #56465c #44384a #332937 #221b24 #100d11

Tints of thistle

#beb1c4 #c5b8c9 #cbc0cf #d1c7d5 #d7cfdb #ded7e0 #e4dee6 #eae6ec #f0edf2 #f7f5f7

Colors that go with thistle

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Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 3, 11, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a9be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 11 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 14 4 31

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 #b8a9be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a9be; }
.text { color: #b8a9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a9be; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b8a9be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a9be 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 #b8a9be 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 #b8a9be 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b8a9be is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.