Periwinkle Color

#8e82fe

Periwinkle is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #717d01
Complementary Color #f2fe82
Color Shade: mid blue (245.81° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.29% (better contrasting with white)
Periwinkle Color Sample
Periwinkle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e82fe

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Periwinkle Color. The Bainganī color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stargate Shimmer (#7777ff) for more energetic effect. Try Blackthorn Berry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f2fe82 is the best complementary color to Periwinkle. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e82fe complementary color is Honeysuckle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Malibu are #82b4fe and #cb82fe. Thus found on the left and right of #8e82fe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malibu and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Periwinkle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Periwinkle palette consists of #b4fe82 and #fecb82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f2fe82). Try Reef and Chardonnay colors in combination with #8e82fe, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8e82fe offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Periwinkle. Thus Mint Green and Vivid Tangerine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Periwinkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Honeysuckle, Tickle Me Pink, and Aquamarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e82fe square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Periwinkle tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#f2fe82) and two others. The Vivid Tangerine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Anakiwa – 120° from the complementary Honeysuckle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe8d82 and #82f2fe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e82fe is made of 27% red, 25% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Periwinkle has a hue angle of 245.81°, a saturation of 98.41% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e82fe is made of 43.92% cyan, 48.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #8e82fe
RGB Decimal rgb(142,130,254)
RGB Percentage 27%, 25%, 48%
CMYK 43.92, 48.63, 0, 0.39
HSL hsl(245.81,98.41%,75.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(245.81,48.82%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.6683,34.7056,-60.5113)
XYZ xyz(37.0274,28.8718,97.3872)
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