Periwinkle or Periwinkle Blue, another name for this color, is lavender blue. The color is a mixture of white, blue, and red. It is named after the Periwinkle flower and is also commonly referred to as a tone of light blue.
What color is Periwinkle?
Periwinkle color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Periwinkle is #CCCCFF, and the RGB color code is RGB(204, 204, 255).
In the RGB color model, Periwinkle has a red value of 204, a green value of 204, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 20.0% cyan, 20.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 90.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Periwinkle has a hue of 240° (degrees), 20.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Periwinkle is cool or warm?
The color Periwinkle is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Periwinkle?
Periwinkle has an LRV of nearly 63. By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Periwinkle color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(240deg, 100.0 %, 90.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 240°
W: 80.00 %
B: 0.00 %
XYZ
X : 64.54
Y : 63.24
Z : 103.41
YXY
Y1 : 63.24
X : 0.28
Y2 : 0.27
CMY
C : 20.00%
M : 20.00%
Y : 0.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 83.57
A : 10.3
B : -24.92
CIE-Lch
L : 83.57
C : 26.97
H : 292.46
CIE-Luv
L : 83.57
U : -2.99
V : -41.56
Hunter-Lab
L : 79.53
A : 5.7
B : -21.43
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Periwinkle
Here are the colors similar to Periwinkle . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Periwinkle color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Periwinkle to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
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Paint similar to Periwinkle
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Periwinkle . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Dunn-Edwards
Periwinkle color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Periwinkle to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Periwinkle color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Periwinkle to Behr
Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Sherwin Williams
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Color Combinations
View more Periwinkle - #CCCCFF color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Mobile app mockup example for Periwinkle - #CCCCFF color
Website mockup example for Periwinkle - #CCCCFF color
T-Shirt mockup example for Periwinkle - #CCCCFF color
Chart visualization example with Periwinkle - #CCCCFF color
Periwinkle - #CCCCFF Color Images and Patterns
