Thistle

#ead4fc

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

Thistle is a pale purple with a gentle 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 #ead4fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ead4fc

RGB234, 212, 252

HSL273, 87%, 91%

HSV273, 16%, 99%

CMYK7%, 16%, 0%, 1%

Lab87.78, 14.81, -16.74

XYZ75.05, 71.61, 101.96

Decimal15389948

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#d6abf9 #c283f6 #af5af4 #9b32f1 #8610e7 #6f0dbf #570a96 #40086e #280545 #11021d

Tints of thistle

#ebd7fc #edd9fc #eedcfd #efdffd #f0e1fd #f2e4fd #f3e6fd #f4e9fd #f6ecfe #f7eefe

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#e6fcd4 Analogous#d6d4fc Analogous#fcd4fa Triadic#fcead4 Triadic#d4fcea Split complementary#fafcd4 Split complementary#d4fcd6

Thistle in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 7, 16, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ead4fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 16 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 19 4 7

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 #ead4fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ead4fc; }
.text { color: #ead4fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead4fc; }

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 #ead4fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ead4fc 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 #ead4fc 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 #ead4fc 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 #ead4fc 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 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.