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| Periwinkle | |
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 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 | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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[1] 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.[2]
Periwinkle in culture
- Periwinkle blue is the color for esophageal and stomach cancer awareness ribbons. It is also the color for pulmonary hypertension awareness ribbons.[3]
- In the Nick Jr series Blues Clues there is a cat named Periwinkle and it is periwinkle blue.
- In the 1960 Hitchcock movie Psycho, the dress Norman Bates' Mother was buried in was periwinkle blue.
- In Harry Potter, Dumbledore is known to be fond of the color periwinkle, and is often said to be wearing robes of a shade of periwinkle blue. In the book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione Granger's dress robes are described as a shade of periwinkle-blue during the Yule Ball.
- In the 2000 movie Snatch, the character played by Brad Pitt, Mickey, describes his mother as being partial to perwinkle blue when they are discussing what (type of) caravan to get her.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Personalized Care. Not to forget it's also an awareness ribbon for eating disorders http://www.personalizedcause.com/shop/collections/classic/detail/c_periwinkle.html
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