Periwinkle is a color in the
blue and
violet family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color.
In the late 1990s, the
Anaheim Angels changed their uniform to include this color.[9]
In the 1960 horror film Psycho and its
1998 remake, it is mentioned that Norma Bates was buried in a periwinkle (blue) dress.
In the I Love Lucy series of episodes in which the
Ricardos and the Mertzes drive cross-country from
New York City to
Hollywood, the car they drove was a two-tone 1955
Pontiac with the upper color being periwinkle blue.
In Snatch (film),
Micky requests a periwinkle blue caravan for his Ma.
^The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called periwinkle in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the color orange is displayed on page 109, Plate 43, Color Sample B8.
^Maerz and Paul (1930). A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. Page 196: Lavender blue shown as one of the three major variations of lavender under heading lavender; page 190: lavender blue is listed as blue-lavender, first use of the color term is identified as 1926, and the color is identified with periwinkle.