#44AADDThalassophile (#44AADD) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 234°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.119. 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 | #44AADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 170, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 69%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 23%, 0%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.9 -13.3 -34.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.700 0.119 234) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Thalassophile shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#58a7cf — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: loses intensity#50abd9 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#44aadd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#42abe0 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Thalassophile 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 2.61:1 and against black 8.04:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white 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.
#e4f5ff · #87d4ff · #44aadd · #2387b5 · #006187 · #003d57
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.
#74d6de · #55c1de · #44aadd · #5590cd · #5e78b7 · #61629d
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.
#bab9e3 · #44aadd · #378ab3 · #5f57a3 · #004e6e · #2b284d
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.
#c8eaff · #abc5d5 · #44aadd · #b36730 · #3a637a · #294453
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbefe8 · #44aadd · #768690 · #554d48 · #12222c · #030100
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.
#fbefe8 · #d6c9c1 · #ae9f96 · #3d2c20 · #1b0a02 · #44aadd
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf2cc · #fac73c · #44aadd · #4b5894 · #472d27 · #051313
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #44aadd · #b66c67 · #664a00 · #450005 · #0e0600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #44aadd · #b06a87 · #4f5400 · #202300 · #0c0003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feebff · #44aadd · #a06fa4 · #7b3b00 · #002902 · #1c0600
#63B7E5 · #7EC5EC · #97D2F3 · #B0DFFB · #CBECFF
#2C8CB9 · #126F97 · #005374 · #003850 · #001F2F
#5FA8D0 · #73A6C3 · #85A4B6
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.