Thistle

#dfd1e9

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 soft cast. 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 #dfd1e9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd1e9

RGB223, 209, 233

HSL275, 35%, 87%

HSV275, 10%, 91%

CMYK4%, 10%, 0%, 9%

Lab85.59, 9.17, -10.06

XYZ67.94, 67.17, 86.48

Decimal14668265

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#ccb5dc #b899ce #a57ec1 #9262b4 #7d4ca0 #673f84 #523268 #3c254c #261731 #100a15

Tints of thistle

#e1d4eb #e4d8ec #e6dbee #e8dfef #ebe2f1 #ede5f3 #f0e9f4 #f2ecf6 #f4f0f8 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#dbe9d1 Analogous#d3d1e9 Analogous#e9d1e7 Triadic#e9dfd1 Triadic#d1e9df Split complementary#e7e9d1 Split complementary#d1e9d3

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 10, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd1e9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 10 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 13 4 15

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 #dfd1e9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd1e9; }
.text { color: #dfd1e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd1e9; }

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 #dfd1e9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd1e9 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 #dfd1e9 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 #dfd1e9 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 #dfd1e9 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.