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Periwinkle is a color in the blue and purple family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (''Vinca minor'') which bears flowers of the same color. The color periwinkle is also called lavender blue.〔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.〕 The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of blue or a "pastel blue". The first recorded use of periwinkle as a color name in English was in 1895.〔Simpson, J. A., and E. S. C. Weiner (1989). ''Oxford English Dictionary'', second edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press.〕 ==In popular culture== * Periwinkle blue is the color for esophageal and stomach cancer awareness ribbons, and for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. It is also the color for pulmonary hypertension awareness ribbons.〔("Awareness Ribbon Pins and Cancer Ribbon Pins" ). Personalized Cause. Retrieved April 16, 2012.〕 * The "downvote" of the popular website Reddit is identified as periwinkle, and one of the two "teams" of the site's April Fools event in 2013 was named for the color.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=reddit: the alien )〕 * Periwinkle was added to the Crayola palette in 1949.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.crayola.com/explore-colors/periwinkle.aspx )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Periwinkle (color)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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