Dodger blue

#00a4f5

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dodger blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dodger blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dodger blue color values

Every conversion for #00a4f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00a4f5

RGB0, 164, 245

HSL200, 100%, 48%

HSV200, 100%, 96%

CMYK100%, 33%, 0%, 4%

Lab64.28, -6.51, -50.13

XYZ29.76, 33.14, 91.22

Decimal42229

Web safe#0099ff

Pantone299 C

Shades of dodger blue

#0096e0 #0087ca #0079b5 #006b9f #005c8a #004e74 #00405f #003149 #002334 #00141f

Tints of dodger blue

#0fb0ff #27b8ff #40c0ff #59c8ff #72d0ff #8ad8ff #a3e1ff #bce9ff #d4f1ff #edf9ff

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#f55100 Analogous#00f5cc Analogous#0029f5 Triadic#f500a4 Triadic#a4f500 Split complementary#f50029 Split complementary#f5cc00

Dodger blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 100, 33, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00a4f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 33 0 4

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 34 4 10

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dodger blue in css

Copy #00a4f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00a4f5; }
.text { color: #00a4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a4f5; }

How dodger blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dodger blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #00a4f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00a4f5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dodger blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #00a4f5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dodger blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dodger blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #00a4f5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dodger blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #00a4f5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.