CARLSTADT, N.J. - Pantone has revealed its color of the year for 2022: "Very Peri," a new shade that aims to symbolize transformative times and "places the future ahead in a new light."The color is a periwinkle blue hue with violet-red undertones and is meant to evoke "a new vision as we rewrite our lives.""As we emerge from an intense period of isolation, our notions and standards are changing, and our physical and digital lives have merged in new ways," Pantone representatives said in a statement. "Digital design helps us to stretch the limits of reality, opening the door to a dynamic virtual world where we can explore and create new color possibilities."Pantone’s “Very Peri” color is pictured in a provided image.