Thistle color: #d8bfd8
The CSS keyword thistle is #d8bfd8, rgb(216, 191, 216) or hsl(300, 24%, 80%). Its codes to copy, 50–950 tint scale, harmonies and contrast on white and black.
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About Thistle
Thistle is a muted light magenta. Its hue sits at 326° in OKLCH and 300° in HSL — the two wheels are spaced differently, which is why the numbers disagree.
The keyword thistle comes from the X Window System color list, which SVG 1.0 adopted and CSS Color Level 3 brought to every stylesheet.
Thistle tint scale, 50 to 950
Eleven steps at fixed perceived lightness, in OKLCH, holding thistle’s own hue from end to end. The keyword itself falls closest to step 300 (#cab6ca), the one outlined; step 500 is #957d95.
Harmonies built on Thistle
Hue angles measured in OKLCH, so every accent keeps thistle’s perceived lightness. Its complement is #b7d1b8, closest to the named color silver.
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Thistle on white and on black
Black text reads better on thistle (12.36:1). As a text color it belongs on a dark background: on white it only reaches 1.69:1, under the 4.5:1 that body text needs, while on black it reaches 12.36:1. AA asks 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA asks 7:1.
Named colors close to Thistle
Open thistle in the full tools
- Open in Color Converter — convert it to any other notation.
- Open in Palette Generator — export its scale as --thistle-50 … --thistle-950 tokens.
- Open in Color Harmonies — turn the wheel and compare OKLCH with HSL.
- Open in Contrast Checker — test it against any background, with the closest passing shade.
- Open in Color System Generator — derive a light and dark token set from it.
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