Thistle

#ecc0ef

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #ecc0ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecc0ef

RGB236, 192, 239

HSL296, 59%, 85%

HSV296, 20%, 94%

CMYK1%, 20%, 0%, 6%

Lab82.79, 23.61, -17.34

XYZ69.02, 61.76, 89.95

Decimal15515887

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone530 C

Shades of thistle

#e2a0e7 #d980df #cf60d7 #c540cf #af2fb8 #912798 #721f78 #541658 #360e38 #170618

Tints of thistle

#efcaf1 #f2d4f4 #f5ddf6 #f6e2f8 #f8e7f9 #f9ecfa #fbf1fb

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c3efc0 Analogous#d5c0ef Analogous#efc0da Triadic#efecc0 Triadic#c0efec Split complementary#dbefc0 Split complementary#c0efd5

Thistle in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 1, 20, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecc0ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 20 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 22 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #ecc0ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecc0ef; }
.text { color: #ecc0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc0ef; }

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 #ecc0ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecc0ef 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 #ecc0ef 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 #ecc0ef 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 #ecc0ef 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 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.