Thistle

#f0cdff

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 #f0cdff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f0cdff

RGB240, 205, 255

HSL282, 100%, 90%

HSV282, 20%, 100%

CMYK6%, 20%, 0%, 0%

Lab86.71, 21.01, -19.89

XYZ75.82, 69.41, 104.01

Decimal15781375

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#e3a2ff #d677ff #c94cff #bc21ff #ac00f5 #8e00ca #70009f #520074 #33004a #15001f

Tints of thistle

#f2d3ff #f4daff #f6e0ff #f7e4ff #f9eaff

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#dcffcd Analogous#d7cdff Analogous#ffcdf5 Triadic#fff0cd Triadic#cdfff0 Split complementary#f5ffcd Split complementary#cdffd7

Thistle in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 6, 20, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f0cdff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 20 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 22 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #f0cdff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f0cdff; }
.text { color: #f0cdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0cdff; }

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 #f0cdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f0cdff 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 #f0cdff 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 #f0cdff 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 #f0cdff 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.