Soft Periwinkle Hush

#a9a8c7

Notes

Soft Periwinkle Hush (#A9A8C7) 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 (242°, 22%, 72%) places it in the muted 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 yellow. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#a9a8c7

RGB

rgb(169, 168, 199)

HSL

hsl(242, 22%, 72%)