Thistle

#fcc3f1

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

This is Thistle, a vivid pink at 312 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #fcc3f1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcc3f1

RGB252, 195, 241

HSL312, 90%, 88%

HSV312, 23%, 99%

CMYK0%, 23%, 4%, 1%

Lab85.04, 27.64, -14.87

XYZ75.54, 66.08, 91.99

Decimal16565233

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone243 C

Shades of thistle

#fa9be8 #f874de #f64cd5 #f424cc #e30bba #bc0999 #940779 #6c0559 #450338 #1d0118

Tints of thistle

#fcccf3 #fdd4f5 #fdddf7 #fee5f9 #feeafa #feeefb

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c3fcce Analogous#ebc3fc Analogous#fcc3d5 Triadic#f1fcc3 Triadic#c3f1fc Split complementary#d4fcc3 Split complementary#c3fceb

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 0, 23, 4, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcc3f1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 4 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 8 7

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

Thistle in css

Copy #fcc3f1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcc3f1; }
.text { color: #fcc3f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcc3f1; }

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 #fcc3f1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcc3f1 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 #fcc3f1 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 #fcc3f1 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 #fcc3f1 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.