Color of the Day:

Deep Periwinkle#5453A6

Deep Periwinkle - 03/10/1935

Deep Periwinkle is the Color of the Day for 03/10/1935. Deep Periwinkle has a hex value of #5453A6. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 84, Green: 83, and Blue: 166

Color Spaces of Deep Periwinkle

Hex5453A6#5453A6
RGB84 83 166rgb(84 83 166)
RGB %33 33 65rgb(33 33 65)
CIELAB38.7, 18.31, -45.51
CMY67, 67, 35
CMYK49, 50, 0, 35
HSL241, 33, 49hsl(241 33% 49%)
HSV241, 50, 65hsv(241 50% 65%)
HSI241, 25, 111
HWB241, 33, 35hwb(241 33% 35%)
LCH38.7, 49.06, 291.91
XYZ12.65, 10.49, 28.2

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All About Deep Periwinkle

Deep Periwinkle is a rich and elegant shade of blue-purple that is both calming and sophisticated. This color is a deeper and more muted version of the traditional periwinkle color, with a subtle hint of gray that adds a sense of depth and complexity to the hue.

Overall, Deep Periwinkle is a calming and sophisticated color that is perfect for creating a sense of elegance and refinement in any design. Its muted yet complex tone makes it a favorite among designers and decorators who want to add a touch of sophistication and depth to their projects. Whether it's in fashion, home decor, or graphic design, Deep Periwinkle is a versatile and elegant color that is sure to make a statement.

Deep Periwinkle in Fashion

In fashion, Deep Periwinkle is a popular choice for both casual and formal wear, particularly for dresses, blouses, and accessories. Its muted yet sophisticated tone makes it a versatile and elegant alternative to more traditional shades of blue and purple. This color pairs well with neutrals like white, black, and gray, as well as with other shades of blue and purple.

Deep Periwinkle in Interior Design

In home decor, Deep Periwinkle is a popular choice for wall paint, throw pillows, and other decor elements that need a calming and sophisticated touch. Its deep and rich hue makes it perfect for creating a sense of elegance and refinement in any space. This color pairs well with other cool tones like gray and green, as well as with warm neutrals like beige and taupe.

Deep Periwinkle in Graphic Design

In graphic design, Deep Periwinkle is a popular choice for branding and marketing materials for businesses that want to convey a sense of sophistication and elegance. Its muted yet deep hue makes it a great choice for a range of industries, from finance and law to fashion and beauty.

Closest Common Color

Deep Periwinkle is closest to the common color purple. Purple is a secondary color that is the mixture of red and blue. Purple has strong ties with royalty, nobility, wisdom and spirituality. We see purple tones in brand icons to symbolize prestige and importance. Believe it or not it is possible to have natural violet or purple eyes, however, it is extremely rare! Some common things you can find in purple are eggplants, grapes, lavender and amethysts.

Shades of Deep Periwinkle

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Deep Periwinkle all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Deep Periwinkle

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Deep Periwinkle all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Deep Periwinkle

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Deep Periwinkle all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Deep Periwinkle

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Deep Periwinkle.

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Complementary Color of Deep Periwinkle

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Deep Periwinkle.

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Split Complementary Colors of Deep Periwinkle

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Deep Periwinkle.

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Triadic Colors of Deep Periwinkle

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Deep Periwinkle.

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Tetradic Colors of Deep Periwinkle

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Deep Periwinkle.

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Analogous Colors of Deep Periwinkle

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Deep Periwinkle.

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Variations of Deep Periwinkle

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Deep Periwinkle has RGB values of R:84, G:83, and B:166. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Deep Periwinkle, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Deep Periwinkle.

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Web Safe Color of Deep Periwinkle

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Deep Periwinkle.

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CSS Code for Deep Periwinkle

Text Color
.text-class { color: #5453A6; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #5453A6

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #5453A6; }

This text has a shadow in the color #5453A6

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #5453A6; }

This div tag has a border color of #5453A6

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #5453A6; }

This div tag has a background color of #5453A6

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Deep Periwinkle Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Deep Periwinkle is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Deep Periwinkle Contrast on Black Background

The color Deep Periwinkle has passed 1 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 25% accessibility rating and therefore makes Deep Periwinkle a moderate choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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Deep Periwinkle Contrast on White Background

The color Deep Periwinkle has passed 3 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 75% accessibility rating and therefore makes Deep Periwinkle a good choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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