#4499AARainy Mood (#4499AA) is a mid-tone, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 213°, lightness 0.64 and chroma 0.085. 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 | #4499AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 153, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 10%, 0%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.9 -20.4 -16.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.638 0.085 213) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rainy Mood shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#54969f — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#4d9aa7 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#4499aa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#439aac — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Rainy Mood 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 3.29:1 and against black 6.38:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#b3f0fd · #83c9d8 · #4499aa · #2a7c8c · #005865 · #00343d
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.
#81bfb2 · #60adae · #4499aa · #42839f · #436d8f · #42587d
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.
#9daac6 · #4499aa · #347987 · #3a5081 · #003f4a · #141e35
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.
#aed9e2 · #9cb2b7 · #4499aa · #96584b · #30535a · #1d3439
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faefed · #9caaad · #4499aa · #766f6d · #233235 · #030101
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.
#fbefec · #d4c6c3 · #a99a96 · #33211d · #0f0201 · #4499aa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d9b4 · #f7a948 · #4499aa · #5a70a7 · #543439 · #04100d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffede9 · #cc95a3 · #4499aa · #946539 · #4b1d2b · #180700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf9 · #c198ba · #4499aa · #826f31 · #3a2d00 · #040003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eeff · #af9dcb · #4499aa · #9c5e50 · #283402 · #060000
#62A9B8 · #7DB9C6 · #97C9D4 · #B1D9E2 · #CAE9F0
#307E8E · #1B6572 · #034C58 · #00343D · #001E24
#5896A4 · #69949D · #779197
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.