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Periwinkle (color)

Periwinkle
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #CCCCFF
sRGBB  (rgb) (204, 204, 255)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (20, 20, 0, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v) (240°, 20%, 100%)
Source Maerz and Paul
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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.

The color periwinkle is also called lavender blue. The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of blue or a "pastel blue".

The first recorded use of periwinkle as a color name in English was in 1922.



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