Thistle

#edc6f8

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

Thistle falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #edc6f8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#edc6f8

RGB237, 198, 248

HSL287, 78%, 87%

HSV287, 20%, 97%

CMYK4%, 20%, 0%, 3%

Lab84.57, 22.43, -19.43

XYZ72.06, 65.17, 97.59

Decimal15582968

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone530 C

Shades of thistle

#e1a1f3 #d67cef #ca57ea #be32e6 #ab1ad4 #8d16af #70118a #520c65 #340840 #16031b

Tints of thistle

#eecaf9 #f0cef9 #f1d2fa #f2d6fa #f3dbfb #f5dffb #f6e3fc #f7e7fc #f9ebfd #faeffd

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d1f8c6 Analogous#d4c6f8 Analogous#f8c6ea Triadic#f8edc6 Triadic#c6f8ed Split complementary#eaf8c6 Split complementary#c6f8d4

Thistle in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 4, 20, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #edc6f8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 20 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 22 4 9

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 #edc6f8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #edc6f8; }
.text { color: #edc6f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edc6f8; }

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 #edc6f8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #edc6f8 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 #edc6f8 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 #edc6f8 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 #edc6f8 are worked out. 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.