Dark Periwinkle

#665FD1

Dark Periwinkle #665FD1

Shades of Dark Periwinkle

#655ED1

#5A53B9

#4F49A2

#433E8B

#383474

#2D295C

#211F45

#16142E

#0B0A17

#000000

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Tints of Dark Periwinkle

#655ED1

#746DD6

#837DDB

#938EE0

#A49FE5

#B5B1EA

#C6C3EF

#D8D6F4

#EBEAF9

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Dark Periwinkle

#4032FA

#493DEF

#5348E4

#5C53D9

#665ECE

#6F6AC2

#7975B7

#8380AC

#8C8BA1

#969696

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What color is Dark Periwinkle

Dark Periwinkle is a light medium bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Dark Periwinkle is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Dark Periwinkle

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Dark Periwinkle is #665FD1.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Periwinkle has 40%% Red, 37% Green, and 82% Blue.
Dark Periwinkle has 244° Hue, 55% Saturation, and 82% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Periwinkle has 244° Hue, 56% Saturation, and 60% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Periwinkle has 51% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow, and 18% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#665FD1

RGB

(102, 95, 209)

(40%, 37%, 82%)

HSV

(244°, 55, 82)

(68%, 55%, 82%)

HSL

(244°, 56, 60)

(68%, 56%, 60%)

CMYK

(51, 55, 0, 18)

(51%, 55%, 0%, 18%)

How does Dark Periwinkle contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Dark Periwinkle is 16%, which is low.
Dark Periwinkle has a higher contrast with white than black. Dark Periwinkle and black have a 4.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Dark Periwinkle and white have a 5.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

16%

insufficient (4.1)

AA (5.1)

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What colors go with Dark Periwinkle

Summer

#6B2414

#665FD1

#CC8A7E

#D5D2EE

#EEE8EE

Winter

#3C387E

#665FD1

#D783CC

#BCB9D3

#F3D9F3

Spring

#0D4916

#665FD1

#56C75C

#BDBBD3

#E8EBEE

Analogous

#464285

#665FD1

#66C1F5

#CECCEE

#DDE8F5

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How to mix Dark Periwinkle paint

To mix Dark Periwinkle paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 43% Blue, 1% Magenta, 18% Black, 37% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

43%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

1%

Black

18%

White

37%

To mix Dark Periwinkle paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Cyan, 23% Magenta, 18% Black, 37% White, as shown below.

Cyan

22%

Magenta

23%

Yellow

0%

Black

18%

White

37%

What colors are similar to Dark Periwinkle

Colors similar to Dark Periwinkle are: Light Indigo, Iris, Blue Marguerite, Blue Lotus, and Purple Sage Bush. Light Indigo is more purple than Dark Periwinkle. Blue Marguerite is more purple and paler than Dark Periwinkle. Blue Lotus is brighter than Dark Periwinkle. Purple Sage Bush is more purple than Dark Periwinkle.

Light Indigo

#6D5ACF

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Iris

#6258C4

Blue Marguerite

#7666C6

more purple,

paler

Blue Lotus

#6960EC

brighter

Purple Sage Bush

#7A5DC7

more purple