What color is Periwinkle?
Periwinkle is a soft blue-purple, hex #CCCCFF, with a cool, hazy tone that reads as neither fully blue nor fully violet. It has a pale, washed-out quality, closer to the small five-petaled periwinkle flower than to a bold primary color.
What is the meaning of the color Periwinkle?
Named after the periwinkle plant, Vinca minor, the color entered English use in the late 19th century as the flower became a common garden staple across Britain and North America. Its blue-violet tone made it a natural fit for soft furnishings and printed fabrics during the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1880s and 1890s. Crayola added Periwinkle as a named crayon color in 1958, helping fix the name for a generation of American schoolchildren. That crayon has remained in continuous production, giving the color a lasting and specific identity tied to that product.
What colors go with Periwinkle?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #CCCCFF |
color: #CCCCFF;
|
| RGB | 204, 204, 255 |
color: rgb(204, 204, 255);
|
| RGB Percentage | 80%, 80%, 100% |
color: rgb(80%, 80%, 100%);
|
| CMYK | 20%, 20%, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 240°, 100%, 90% |
color: hsl(240, 100%, 90%);
|
| HSV | 240°, 20%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 72, 0, -17 |
color: lab(72% 0 -17);
|
| Decimal | 13421823 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.periwinkle {
color: #CCCCFF;
}
$periwinkle: #CCCCFF;
rgb(204, 204, 255)