Thistle

#cab3d2

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 muted. 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 #cab3d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cab3d2

RGB202, 179, 210

HSL285, 26%, 76%

HSV285, 15%, 82%

CMYK4%, 15%, 0%, 18%

Lab75.73, 13.84, -12.61

XYZ52.11, 49.45, 67.77

Decimal13284306

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2635 C

Shades of thistle

#ba9cc5 #ab86b7 #9b6faa #8a5b9a #764e84 #62416d #4e3357 #392640 #25192a #110b13

Tints of thistle

#cfb9d6 #d3c0da #d8c6de #dccde1 #e1d3e5 #e5dae9 #eae0ed #eee7f1 #f3edf5 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#bbd2b3 Analogous#bbb3d2 Analogous#d2b3cb Triadic#d2cab3 Triadic#b3d2ca Split complementary#cad2b3 Split complementary#b3d2bb

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 4, 15, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cab3d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 15 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 18 4 24

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #cab3d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cab3d2; }
.text { color: #cab3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab3d2; }

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 #cab3d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cab3d2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cab3d2 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cab3d2 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

Here is how the numbers for #cab3d2 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.