#44556BInkjet (#44556B) is a dark, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 255°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.042. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #44556B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 85, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 22%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 36%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 21%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.6 -0.6 -14.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.444 0.042 255) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Inkjet shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#495364 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#485669 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#44556b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#44556d — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Inkjet in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.62:1 and against black 2.76:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#99a7ba · #728296 · #44556b · #2d3c50 · #101d2e · #00040f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4e7e8f · #3e6a87 · #44556b · #364169 · #322e53 · #2b1d3c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b3a6c1 · #9982b1 · #766a81 · #44556b · #213a59 · #0a203c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ddba8a · #8495ab · #6a7480 · #44556b · #28374c · #131c28
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #a7aeb7 · #706c68 · #44556b · #353c45 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf3fd · #c1cad6 · #44556b · #1a2635 · #000512 · #f4b24c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbf0e2 · #c4a883 · #866739 · #44556b · #4f360f · #000108
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbf0e2 · #cea28e · #736f39 · #44556b · #57301e · #040300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeded · #d09ea1 · #5a774a · #44556b · #2d4320 · #090001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feecf5 · #ca9eb6 · #866739 · #44556b · #124633 · #130700
#5E6E82 · #798799 · #96A2B2 · #B3BDCA · #D1D9E4
#37475A · #2B394A · #202B3B · #141F2C · #0A131E
#475566 · #4B5561 · #4E545C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.