{"id":24159,"date":"2022-02-09T12:26:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T12:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=24159"},"modified":"2022-02-09T12:26:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T12:26:05","slug":"inspiration-for-designing-websites-that-harness-2022s-most-on-trend-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/inspiration-for-designing-websites-that-harness-2022s-most-on-trend-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration for designing websites that harness 2022\u2019s on-trend colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier in the year, in our blog \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/revealed-6-trending-colours-to-inspire-your-web-design-in-2022\/\">6 trending colours to inspire your web design in 2022<\/a>\u2019, we wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/uk\/en\/color-of-the-year-2022\">Very Peri<\/a> \u2013 a shade that the colour experts at Pantone believed would define 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Artists and designers around the world have already started incorporating the colour into their products.<\/p>\n<p>Nail artists are advertising Very Peri manicures. Wallpaper designers have released new Very Peri-inspired rolls. You can already buy sunglasses, phone covers, stationary and clothing in Very Peri tones.<\/p>\n<p>Websites with colour schemes similar to Very Peri are also receiving increased attention and a few have already won design awards this year.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll showcase some of these sites and others that use similar periwinkle colour schemes, to give you a little extra inspiration for your web designs in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Very Peri?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Very Peri is Pantone\u2019s Colour of the Year for 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the company\u2019s colour experts analyse patterns in all sorts of sectors, from fashion to film to pick out a colour they believe will be popular and influential in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>Pantone said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEncompassing the qualities of the blues, yet at the same time possessing a violet-red undertone, Very Peri displays a spritely, joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages courageous creativity and imaginative expression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The power of periwinkle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Pantone\u2019s Very Peri is a unique colour in itself, it\u2019s certainly similar to periwinkle purple.<\/p>\n<p>Periwinkle is a delicate Mediterranean flowering plant with small blue\/violet flowers. The plant\u2019s name was first used to describe a colour in 1922.<\/p>\n<p>With a blue\/violet hue, periwinkle is said to have the following connotations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Memory<\/li>\n<li>Innocence<\/li>\n<li>Creativity<\/li>\n<li>Carefree confidence<\/li>\n<li>Curiosity<\/li>\n<li>Inventiveness<\/li>\n<li>Warmth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5 websites that use colour schemes similar to Very Peri<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Health by Habit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vitamins-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This website, for Health By Habit vitamins, won the Awwwards Site of the Day crown in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Periwinkle purple is used alongside other pastel shades on the site to give it a welcoming, modern and wholesome look.<\/p>\n<p>The site also features clever photography, clear typography and interesting animation to keep readers engaged and absorbed.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Florent Biffi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Florent-300x122.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This site belongs to French freelance Interactive developer Florent Biffi.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its elegant periwinkle colour scheme, the site features flawless transitions and impressive mouseover effects.<\/p>\n<p>This was another winner of the Awwwards Site of the Day accolade in January 2022.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>SBS Town<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SBS-300x128.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This immersive website for Sopra Banking Software uses shades of Periwinkle alongside other hues of blue, purple, red and pink.<\/p>\n<p>This innovative experiential site (you can read more about these sort of sites in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/8-mind-blowing-experiential-websites\/\">recent blog<\/a>) allows visitors to discover content such as articles, videos and presentations about SBS\u2019s products by exploring a digital city.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Denada<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denada-icecream-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sugar free ice cream company Denada has a website that\u2019s impressive all round.<\/p>\n<p>Periwinkle is just one of the pastel colours used in the scheme of this site, which also uses fun mouseover effects, slock transitions and animations.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Sweet Paradise<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-paradise-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This site showcases how even a hint of a colour like periwinkle can make a web page pop.<\/p>\n<p>On this homepage, the Christmas trees in the background have been coloured a blue\/violet and it adds to the impact of the page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web designer and web developer-grade hosting from Heart Internet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Heart Internet we offer a number of hosting options that are suitable for professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/web-hosting\/wordpress-pro-hosting\">WordPress Pro plans<\/a>, which come with the resources to build up to 50 websites \u2013 depending on the package you choose.<\/p>\n<p>Or take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/vps\">VPS plans<\/a>, which come with between one and 16 CPUs, 2 to 64GB RAM and 40 to 800GB storage.<\/p>\n<p>As always with Heart Internet, you can count on 99.9% uptime and superior customer support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover more about the colour being tipped as the colour of the year for 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