Thistle

Thistle is a very light, muted purple color with the hex code #D8BFD8 (hue 300°, saturation 24%, lightness 80%). It is also the CSS named color thistle.

#D8BFD8

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Thistle	`#D8BFD8`	216, 191, 216	300°, 24%, 80%	0, 12, 0, 15	83.3% 0.044 326

Contrast with white text 1.70:1, with black text 12.36:1 — use black text on Thistle.

thistle is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: thistle works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#ECDFEC

#CFB0CF

#B280B2

#8F578F

#5F3A5F

#301D30

Colors that go with Thistle

Six color schemes built on Thistle with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Thistleberry Green (#BFD8BF), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Silver (silver): Silver (#C0C0C0) is darker than Thistle (relative luminance 0.527 vs 0.568) and less saturated.
Light Steel Blue (lightsteelblue): Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE) is about as light as Thistle (relative luminance 0.540 vs 0.568) and more saturated, with its hue 86° away.
Light Gray (lightgray): Light Gray (#D3D3D3) is lighter than Thistle (relative luminance 0.651 vs 0.568) and less saturated.
Pink (pink): Pink (#FFC0CB) is lighter than Thistle (relative luminance 0.633 vs 0.568) and more saturated, with its hue 50° away.

Similar light pink colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Thistle?

#D8BFD8 — RGB 216, 191, 216, HSL 300°, 24%, 80%.

Is Thistle a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 300° on the color wheel.