Periwinkle (color)

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Periwinkle is a color in the blue and purple family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color. This color is also similar to the mint 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 1895.

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colour hex code

CCCCFF, CCCCFF

hue coordinate in the HSV colour space

240

saturation coordinate in the HSV colour space

20

value coordinate in the HSV colour space

100

bluecoordinate in the RGB space

255

green coordinate in the RGB space

204

red coordinate in the RGB space

204