Thistle

#edd0f1

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

Thistle is a pale pink, airy and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #edd0f1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#edd0f1

RGB237, 208, 241

HSL293, 54%, 88%

HSV293, 14%, 95%

CMYK2%, 14%, 0%, 5%

Lab86.73, 15.82, -12.47

XYZ73.36, 69.47, 92.76

Decimal15585521

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone531 C

Shades of thistle

#e1b0e7 #d490de #c86fd4 #bc4fcb #a937b9 #8c2d99 #6e2478 #511a58 #331138 #160718

Tints of thistle

#f0d7f3 #f2ddf5 #f3e1f6 #f6e7f8 #f7ebf9 #faf1fb

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#d4f1d0 Analogous#dcd0f1 Analogous#f1d0e4 Triadic#f1edd0 Triadic#d0f1ed Split complementary#e4f1d0 Split complementary#d0f1dd

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, 14, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #edd0f1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 14 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 17 4 11

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 #edd0f1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #edd0f1; }
.text { color: #edd0f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd0f1; }

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 #edd0f1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #edd0f1 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 #edd0f1 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 #edd0f1 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 #edd0f1 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.