Quiet Periwinkle Bloom

#8ca1ed

Notes

Quiet Periwinkle Bloom (#8CA1ED) is a soft blue with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (227°, 73%, 74%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#8ca1ed

RGB

rgb(140, 161, 237)

HSL

hsl(227, 73%, 74%)