#C9C1F5
Periwinkle Haze
#C9C1F5, a blue from the Lavender Twilight palette.
AaWhite text1.68:1Fails
AaBlack text12.43:1AAA
AaAs text on white1.68:1Fails
Description
Soft periwinkle hovering between blue and violet, like a cloudy dawn sky in early spring, gentle and serene.
Psychology
This hushed periwinkle tends to calm the mind, often feeling peaceful, open and quietly hopeful.
Meaning
Periwinkle takes its name from the small woodland flower and often suggests serenity, imagination and the soft light of dawn.
Shades and tints
Variations
Harmonies
ComplementaryOpen in the generator
AnalogousOpen in the generator
TriadicOpen in the generator
Split complementaryOpen in the generator
TetradicOpen in the generator
SquareOpen in the generator
Tints and shadesOpen in the generator
Matches in Tailwind, CSS and our library
Tailwind CSS
CSS color names
How it looks with color blindness
On a website
ButtonA text linkBadge
ButtonA text linkBadge
The button uses black text (12.43:1). As text on white this color is too light (1.68:1), so the link uses its 700 shade.
Code
/* CSS */
:root {
--brand: #c9c1f5;
}
/* tailwind.config.js, theme.extend.colors */
brand: {
50: '#f4f2fd',
100: '#e4e0fa',
200: '#c9c1f5',
300: '#b1a9da',
400: '#938cba',
500: '#766f9a',
600: '#605982',
700: '#4c466c',
800: '#393357',
900: '#272244',
950: '#140f2f',
},Use #C9C1F5 in your apps
ProcreateTap the color disc, open the Value tab, and type the code in the Hex field.
CanvaSelect the element, tap the color tile, choose + (new color) and paste the code.
IllustratorDouble-click the Fill box and paste the code in the # field of the Color Picker.
PhotoshopClick the foreground color and paste the code in the # field of the Color Picker.
FigmaSelect the layer, click the Fill swatch and paste the code in the hex field.