Thistle

#cfb9da

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

This is Thistle, a soft purple at 280 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 #cfb9da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfb9da

RGB207, 185, 218

HSL280, 31%, 79%

HSV280, 15%, 85%

CMYK5%, 15%, 0%, 15%

Lab77.89, 13.81, -13.67

XYZ55.74, 53.03, 73.63

Decimal13613530

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone2635 C

Shades of thistle

#bea1cd #ae88c0 #9d70b3 #8c58a6 #784b8e #633e75 #4e315d #3a2445 #25172c #110b14

Tints of thistle

#d3bfdd #d7c5e0 #dbcae3 #dfd0e6 #e3d6e9 #e7dcec #ebe2f0 #efe8f3 #f3edf6 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c4dab9 Analogous#beb9da Analogous#dab9d4 Triadic#dacfb9 Triadic#b9dacf Split complementary#d5dab9 Split complementary#b9dabe

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 5, 15, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfb9da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 15 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 18 4 21

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 #cfb9da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfb9da; }
.text { color: #cfb9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb9da; }

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 #cfb9da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfb9da 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 #cfb9da 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 #cfb9da 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 #cfb9da 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.