Thistle

#d2bdd9

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 285 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #d2bdd9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d2bdd9

RGB210, 189, 217

HSL285, 27%, 80%

HSV285, 13%, 85%

CMYK3%, 13%, 0%, 15%

Lab79.1, 12.46, -11.28

XYZ57.3, 55.11, 73.26

Decimal13811161

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone523 C

Shades of thistle

#c2a5cb #b28dbe #a176b0 #915ea2 #7c508b #674273 #51345b #3c2743 #27192b #110b13

Tints of thistle

#d9c8df #e1d3e6 #e8deec #f0e9f2 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c4d9bd Analogous#c4bdd9 Analogous#d9bdd2 Triadic#d9d2bd Triadic#bdd9d2 Split complementary#d2d9bd Split complementary#bdd9c4

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 3, 13, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d2bdd9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 13 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 16 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #d2bdd9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d2bdd9; }
.text { color: #d2bdd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bdd9; }

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 #d2bdd9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d2bdd9 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 #d2bdd9 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 #d2bdd9 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 #d2bdd9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.