Thistle

#ecd1fa

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 #ecd1fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecd1fa

RGB236, 209, 250

HSL280, 80%, 90%

HSV280, 16%, 98%

CMYK6%, 16%, 0%, 2%

Lab87.16, 16.65, -16.6

XYZ74.65, 70.34, 100.08

Decimal15520250

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#dcaaf6 #cc84f2 #bc5ded #ac36e9 #9a18dd #7f14b6 #641090 #490b69 #2e0742 #13031c

Tints of thistle

#edd4fa #eed7fb #f0dafb #f1ddfb #f2e0fc #f3e3fc #f5e6fc #f6e9fd #f7ecfd #f8effd

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#dffad1 Analogous#d7d1fa Analogous#fad1f4 Triadic#faecd1 Triadic#d1faec Split complementary#f3fad1 Split complementary#d1fad8

Thistle in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 6, 16, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecd1fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 16 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 19 4 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ecd1fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecd1fa; }
.text { color: #ecd1fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd1fa; }

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 #ecd1fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecd1fa 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 #ecd1fa 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 #ecd1fa 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

Every value on this page for #ecd1fa is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.