Faded Periwinkle Shadow

#9e9cbf

Notes

Faded Periwinkle Shadow (#9E9CBF) is a true 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 (243°, 21%, 68%) places it in the muted band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary yellow. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#9e9cbf

RGB

rgb(158, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(243, 21%, 68%)