Thistle is a 4-colour purple, pastel palette combining Thistle, Lilac and Eggplant. It works especially well for baby products, skincare packaging and soft social media feeds. Because the colours share a similar hue, the palette feels cohesive — use contrast in lightness to create hierarchy.
Colour codes
Export palette
:root {
--thistle: #d8bfd8;
--lilac: #b9a2c9;
--lilac-2: #8e7aa8;
--eggplant: #5a4a73;
}Contrast & accessibility
WCAG contrast for each colour pairing. Use AA or AAA pairs for body text.
Aa
4.64:1AA
Aa
3.41:1AA Large
Aa
2.25:1Fail
Aa
2.07:1Fail
Aa
1.65:1Fail
Aa
1.36:1Fail