Thistle

#ecd6ff

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

This is Thistle, a vivid purple at 272 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 #ecd6ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecd6ff

RGB236, 214, 255

HSL272, 100%, 92%

HSV272, 16%, 100%

CMYK7%, 16%, 0%, 0%

Lab88.52, 14.97, -17.19

XYZ76.69, 73.15, 104.68

Decimal15521535

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of thistle

#d8aaff #c37eff #af52ff #9b27ff #8600fa #6f00ce #5700a2 #3f0076 #28004a #10001f

Tints of thistle

#edd8ff #eedbff #efddff #f0dfff #f1e2ff #f2e4ff #f4e6ff #f5e9ff #f6ebff #f7edff

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#e9ffd6 Analogous#d8d6ff Analogous#ffd6fd Triadic#ffecd6 Triadic#d6ffec Split complementary#fdffd6 Split complementary#d6ffd8

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, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecd6ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 16 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 19 4 6

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 #ecd6ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecd6ff; }
.text { color: #ecd6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd6ff; }

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 #ecd6ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecd6ff 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 #ecd6ff 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 #ecd6ff 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 #ecd6ff 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.