Exploring the Color #44435D

#44435D sits at 242° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 16% saturation and 31% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 68, 67, 93 produces a 9.52:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #44435D is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 54 units away from #696969. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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