Light Periwinkle is a light pastel shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Blue, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Light Periwinkle is a pastel color. Light Periwinkle is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Periwinkle is #C1C6FC.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Periwinkle has 76%% Red, 78% Green, and 99% Blue.
Light Periwinkle has 235° Hue, 23% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Periwinkle has 235° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 87% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Periwinkle has 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C1C6FC |
|
RGB |
(193, 198, 252) |
(76%, 78%, 99%) |
HSV |
(235°, 23, 99) |
(65%, 23%, 99%) |
HSL |
(235°, 89, 87) |
(65%, 89%, 87%) |
CMYK |
(23, 21, 0, 1) |
(23%, 21%, 0%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of Light Periwinkle is 59%, which is medium high.
Light Periwinkle has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Periwinkle and black have a 12.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Light Periwinkle and white have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
59% |
AAA (12.8) |
insufficient (1.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Periwinkle paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Blue, 1% Cyan, 1% Black, 76% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
22%
Cyan
1%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
76%
To mix Light Periwinkle paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Cyan, 11% Magenta, 1% Black, 76% White, as shown below.
Cyan
12%
Magenta
11%
Yellow
0%
Black
1%
White
76%
Colors similar to Light Periwinkle are: Periwinkle, Melrose, Periwinkle Grey, Fog, and Blue Angel. Periwinkle is more purple and paler and lighter than Light Periwinkle. Melrose is more purple than Light Periwinkle. Periwinkle Grey is more cyan and paler and lighter than Light Periwinkle. Fog is more purple and paler and lighter than Light Periwinkle. Blue Angel is more cyan than Light Periwinkle.