Periwinkle Screen
A full-screen solid periwinkle color (#CCCCFF). Fill your whole display, or download the periwinkle screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a periwinkle screen?
A periwinkle screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Periwinkle, hex #CCCCFF, or rgb(204, 204, 255). It is a very light, cool color: in HSL it sits at 240° hue, 100% saturation and 90% lightness, and its relative luminance is 63.2%. The closest standard CSS color is Thistle (#D8BFD8).
Periwinkle screen at a glance
How a full-screen periwinkle (#CCCCFF) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 63% of a white screen | A medium light level — comfortable as ambient light. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | high (45% of its light) | More blue than a white screen — better for daytime than late at night. |
| Night use | Better for daytime | For a night light, turn the brightness down or choose a warmer screen such as red or orange. |
| Text on it | Black text · 13.6:1 | Excellent contrast for captions or signs (WCAG AAA). |
| Display test | blue at full power | A dead blue sub-pixel shows as a dark dot. |
What people use a periwinkle screen for
Purple and violet screens are a mainstay of RGB desk setups, gaming rooms and stream overlays, where a purple wash sets the mood without being as harsh as pure red or blue. Purple lights the red and blue sub-pixels together, so it also helps reveal a failing green sub-pixel.
As a test pattern, a flat periwinkle field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the red, green and blue sub-pixels.
#CCCCFF) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the periwinkle screen
The color is already set to Periwinkle (#CCCCFF). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with periwinkle; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as periwinkle-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat periwinkle image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Periwinkle screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 1.54:1 · against black text 13.65:1. See the full Periwinkle color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a periwinkle screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a periwinkle wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Periwinkle on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from periwinkle in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
Popular color screens
The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Periwinkle screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a periwinkle screen?
A periwinkle screen uses the color Periwinkle, hex #CCCCFF — rgb(204, 204, 255). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value. The nearest standard CSS name is Thistle (#D8BFD8).
How do I make my whole screen periwinkle?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with periwinkle and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a periwinkle screen?
A periwinkle screen gives off about 63% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 45% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as high blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a periwinkle screen?
Black text, with a contrast ratio of 13.6:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.