thistle — #D8BFD8
#D8BFD8
rgb(216, 191, 216) · hsl(300, 24%, 80%) · CSS keyword thistle
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| thistle on white | 1.7:1 | — | — |
| thistle on black | 12.36:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, thistle takes black text: 12.36:1 against 1.7:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: thistle;
color: #d8bfd8;
color: rgb(216 191 216);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to thistle
- silver — #C0C0C0
- lightgray — #D3D3D3
- pink — #FFC0CB
- lightsteelblue — #B0C4DE
- gainsboro — #DCDCDC
- lightpink — #FFB6C1
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for thistle?
The hex code for thistle is #D8BFD8 — RGB 216, 191, 216.
Can I use thistle for text?
Not on a white background. thistle reaches only 1.7:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on thistle be black or white?
Black — 12.36:1 against 1.7:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- tomato — #FF6347
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- violet — #EE82EE
- wheat — #F5DEB3
- white — #FFFFFF
- whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
- yellow — #FFFF00
- yellowgreen — #9ACD32
- aliceblue — #F0F8FF
- antiquewhite — #FAEBD7
- aqua — #00FFFF
- aquamarine — #7FFFD4
#D8BFD8 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference