Thistle

#e9cbdd

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

Thistle sits in the pink band, light and soft. 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 #e9cbdd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9cbdd

RGB233, 203, 221

HSL324, 41%, 85%

HSV324, 13%, 91%

CMYK0%, 13%, 5%, 9%

Lab84.62, 13.53, -5.03

XYZ68.01, 65.26, 77.42

Decimal15322077

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#ddafca #d192b8 #c576a5 #b95992 #a4457e #873968 #6b2d52 #4e213c #321526 #160911

Tints of thistle

#ecd3e2 #f0dbe7 #f3e3ec #f6ebf2 #faf2f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#cbe9d7 Analogous#e6cbe9 Analogous#e9cbce Triadic#dde9cb Triadic#cbdde9 Split complementary#cee9cb Split complementary#cbe9e6

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 5, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9cbdd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 5 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 9 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #e9cbdd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9cbdd; }
.text { color: #e9cbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9cbdd; }

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 #e9cbdd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9cbdd 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 #e9cbdd 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 #e9cbdd 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 #e9cbdd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.