#445780Sailor (#445780) is a dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 265°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.071. 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 | #445780 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 87, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 31%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 47%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.1 4.6 -25.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.459 0.071 265) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sailor shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4a5578 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#48587e — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#445780 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#445782 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sailor 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 7.19:1 and against black 2.92:1, 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.
#9aabcd · #7385ab · #445780 · #2d3e63 · #111e3e · #00031b
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.
#568097 · #4a6c8e · #445780 · #41436c · #3b3055 · #331f3d
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.
#bca9c3 · #a584b1 · #7d6e83 · #445780 · #2c3c5f · #152241
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.
#dbc18c · #8d98b0 · #717785 · #445780 · #303a50 · #191f2c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f1ea · #abafb9 · #74716c · #445780 · #3b4049 · #030200
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.
#f5f1e9 · #cecac0 · #a49e94 · #2f281b · #0d0700 · #445780
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9f1e1 · #c1ad84 · #866e3b · #445780 · #4f3d12 · #000008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9f1e1 · #cea68c · #707742 · #445780 · #59361c · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedeb · #d3a19d · #557d56 · #445780 · #29482a · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf2 · #cfa0b1 · #866e3b · #445780 · #0d4a3d · #0e0600
#5E7095 · #7989AB · #95A3C0 · #B2BED6 · #D0D9ED
#37486D · #2B3A5A · #1F2C48 · #131E37 · #091226
#485878 · #4D586F · #515867
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.