Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
Periwinkle (#CCCCFF) is a very light, vivid blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 204 red, 204 green and 255 blue; in HSL its hue is 240°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 90%. For print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on periwinkle
White text on periwinkle has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and fails; black text has 13.65:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.54:1
Black text · 13.65:1
Tints and shades of periwinkle
Colour palettes with periwinkle
Brands with a periwinkle logo
Brand colours close to #CCCCFF, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to periwinkle
Use periwinkle in CSS
.button {
background-color: #CCCCFF;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.