Thistle

#dec1e6

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

Thistle is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #dec1e6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dec1e6

RGB222, 193, 230

HSL287, 43%, 83%

HSV287, 16%, 90%

CMYK3%, 16%, 0%, 10%

Lab81.5, 16.78, -14.58

XYZ63.48, 59.38, 82.98

Decimal14598630

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone530 C

Shades of thistle

#cfa5db #c089cf #b16dc4 #a251b9 #8d41a2 #743686 #5c2b6a #441f4e #2b1432 #130916

Tints of thistle

#e3cbea #e8d5ee #ebdaf0 #eedff2 #f3e8f6 #f6edf8 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c9e6c1 Analogous#cbc1e6 Analogous#e6c1db Triadic#e6dec1 Triadic#c1e6de Split complementary#dbe6c1 Split complementary#c1e6cb

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 3, 16, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dec1e6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 16 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 19 4 16

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 #dec1e6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dec1e6; }
.text { color: #dec1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec1e6; }

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 #dec1e6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dec1e6 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 #dec1e6 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 #dec1e6 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

Every value on this page for #dec1e6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.