Periwinkle hex code
Periwinkle
#ccccffrgb(204, 204, 255)hsl(240, 100%, 90%)oklch(0.862 0.07 284.8)Periwinkle is a light, muted indigo — #ccccff, rgb(204, 204, 255), hue 240° at 100% saturation. The colours that go with periwinkle are Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Dark Khaki — each with the reason below, and the real palettes that pair them. It fails AA as text on white (1.54:1) but passes on black at 13.65:1 — a dark-mode colour, or a fill with dark type on it.
Colors that go with Periwinkle
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Dark Khaki lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for Periwinkle: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
analogousshippedDeep Sky Blue is Periwinkle's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
complementaryshippedDark Khaki sits directly opposite Periwinkle on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with Periwinkle in 5 real palettes, including Coastal and Velvet, as the accent.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to Periwinkle in 4 real palettes, including Oatmeal and Forest Floor, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Periwinkle: 4 real palettes, including Nikon's brand system and Victoria's Secret's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Eggplant #614051
shippedEggplant shows up next to Periwinkle in 4 real palettes, including Blush and Velvet, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
split-complementshippedGoldenrod is a split-complement of Periwinkle: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use Periwinkle
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Periwinkle as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.54:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 13.65:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Periwinkle as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
Periwinkle reads as cool, vivid, light. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #ccccff and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ccccff-a19cc4-df994e-251f2d-e9edf1?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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