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Periwinkle
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#CCCCFF
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(204, 204, 255)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(240°, 20%, 100[1]%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

A periwinkle flower

Periwinkle is a color in the blue-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^[2] The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of indigo--a pastel indigo.

The first recorded use of periwinkle as a color name in English was in 1922.^[3]

Periwinkle in human culture

Medicine

• Periwinkle blue is the color for esophageal and stomach cancer awareness ribbons.^[4]

References

1. ^ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #CCCCFF (Periwinkle):
2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196—Lavender blue shown as one of the three major variations of lavender under heading lavender; Page 190—Lavender blue is listed as blue-lavender , first use of the color term is identified as 1926, and the color is identified with periwinkle.
3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; color sample of Periwinkle: Page 109 Plate 43 Color Sample B8
4. ^ Personalized Care. http://www.personalizedcause.com/shop/collections/classic/detail/c_periwinkle.html

See also

• Lavender (color)
• List of colors

External links

• Crayola brand crayons' page on periwinkle
• A description of the Vinca minor species