Thistle

#ebd4f0

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

This is Thistle, a soft purple at 289 degrees. 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 #ebd4f0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ebd4f0

RGB235, 212, 240

HSL289, 48%, 89%

HSV289, 12%, 94%

CMYK2%, 12%, 0%, 6%

Lab87.5, 12.86, -10.81

XYZ73.53, 71.04, 92.27

Decimal15455472

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#dcb5e5 #ce96da #bf76cf #b157c4 #9e3eb3 #823494 #672974 #4b1e55 #301336 #140817

Tints of thistle

#ecd7f1 #eedaf2 #efddf3 #f1e0f4 #f2e3f5 #f3e6f6 #f5e9f7 #f6ecf8 #f7eff9 #f9f2fa

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d9f0d4 Analogous#ddd4f0 Analogous#f0d4e7 Triadic#f0ebd4 Triadic#d4f0eb Split complementary#e7f0d4 Split complementary#d4f0dd

Thistle in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 2, 12, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ebd4f0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 12 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 15 4 12

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 #ebd4f0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ebd4f0; }
.text { color: #ebd4f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd4f0; }

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 #ebd4f0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ebd4f0 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 #ebd4f0 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 #ebd4f0 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 #ebd4f0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.