Thistle

#e6c7eb

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

Thistle is a light pink, open and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #e6c7eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6c7eb

RGB230, 199, 235

HSL292, 47%, 85%

HSV292, 15%, 92%

CMYK2%, 15%, 0%, 8%

Lab83.79, 17.16, -13.74

XYZ68.05, 63.67, 87.3

Decimal15124459

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#d9a9e0 #cb8cd6 #be6ecb #b150c1 #9c3dab #81338d #662870 #4b1d52 #301334 #150817

Tints of thistle

#ead0ee #eed8f1 #f1e1f4 #f5e9f7 #f7eef9 #f9f2fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#ccebc7 Analogous#d4c7eb Analogous#ebc7de Triadic#ebe6c7 Triadic#c7ebe6 Split complementary#deebc7 Split complementary#c7ebd4

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 2, 15, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6c7eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 15 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 18 4 14

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 #e6c7eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6c7eb; }
.text { color: #e6c7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c7eb; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e6c7eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6c7eb 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 #e6c7eb 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 #e6c7eb 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

Here is how the numbers for #e6c7eb are worked out. 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.