Color Periwinkle: Color
Periwinkle is a color in the blue family.
Its name comes from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which has flowers of the same color.
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The color Periwinkle is also called lavender blue. The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of indigo – a pastel indigo.
The first written use of periwinkle as a color name in English was in 1922.
Meaning of periwinkle
- The color periwinkle may represent serenity, calmness, winter and ice. A periwinkle ribbon represents stomach cancer and esophageal cancer awareness.
- The color periwinkle is the color of the downvote icon on Reddit.
- The color is considered to be a blue due to the Hue and saturation being far into the blue spectrum
Tones of periwinkle color comparison chart
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Lavender Mist | #F5F5FD | 245 | 245 | 253 | 240° | 3% | 98% | (Xona.com Color List "Lavender Light) | |
| Lavender Mist | #E6E6FA | 230 | 230 | 250 | 240° | 8% | 94% | (web color Lavender) | |
| Light Melrose | #E7E4EF | 231 | 228 | 239 | 256° | 5% | 92% | (Melrose Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Light Logan | #D9D8EA | 217 | 216 | 234 | 243° | 8% | 88% | (Logan Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Light Periwinkle | #C5D0E6 | 197 | 208 | 230 | 220° | 14% | 84% | (Periwinkle (Crayola)) | |
| Periwinkle | #CCCCFF | 204 | 204 | 255 | 240° | 20% | 90% | (Lavender Blue)(PerBang.dk)(Maerz and Paul) | |
| Melrose | #C7C1FF | 199 | 193 | 255 | 246° | 24% | 88% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Light Chetwode Blue | #C5C2EF | 197 | 194 | 239 | 244° | 19% | 85% | (Chetwode Blue Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Light Moody Blue | #C1BBEC | 193 | 187 | 236 | 247° | 21% | 83% | (Moody Blue Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Perano | #ACB8E8 | 172 | 184 | 232 | 228° | 26% | 79% | (Resene color list) | |
| Light Steel Blue | #B0C4DE | 176 | 196 | 222 | 214° | 21% | 78% | (web color) | |
| Panama Blue | #B3BCE2 | 179 | 188 | 226 | 229° | 21% | 79% | (Plochere) | |
| Logan | #AAA9CD | 170 | 169 | 205 | 242° | 18% | 73% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Rich Periwinkle | #9999FF | 153 | 153 | 255 | 240° | 40% | 80% | ||
| Deep Periwinkle | #8080FF | 128 | 128 | 255 | 240° | 50% | 75% | ||
| Chetwode Blue | #8581D9 | 133 | 129 | 217 | 243° | 41% | 68% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Moody Blue | #7F76D3 | 127 | 118 | 211 | 246° | 44% | 65% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Toolbox | #746CC0 | 116 | 108 | 192 | 246° | 44% | 59% | (Crayola colored pencils) | |
| Medium Periwinkle | #7A83BF | 122 | 131 | 191 | 232° | 36% | 61% | (Deep Periwinkle (Pantone TPX 17-3932)) |
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