Periwinkle (color)
Periwinkle is a color in the blue and violet family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color.
| Periwinkle (color) | |
|---|---|
| Common connotations | |
| serenity, peacefulness, femininity and comfort | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #CCCCFF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (204, 204, 255) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (240°, 20%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (84, 42, 266°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light purplish blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color periwinkle is also called lavender blue and light blue violet. The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of purple-blue in the Munsell color system, or a "pastel purple-blue".
The first recorded use of periwinkle as a color name in English was in 1922.
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