Dodger blue

#00a5f6

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dodger blue color values

Every conversion for #00a5f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00a5f6

RGB0, 165, 246

HSL200, 100%, 48%

HSV200, 100%, 96%

CMYK100%, 33%, 0%, 4%

Lab64.62, -6.71, -50.14

XYZ30.09, 33.56, 92.08

Decimal42486

Web safe#0099ff

Pantone299 C

Shades of dodger blue

#0097e0 #0088cb #007ab5 #006ba0 #005d8a #004e75 #00405f #00314a #002334 #00151f

Tints of dodger blue

#10b0ff #28b8ff #41c0ff #59c8ff #72d1ff #8bd9ff #a3e1ff #bce9ff #d5f1ff #edf9ff

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#f65100 Analogous#00f6cc Analogous#002af6 Triadic#f600a5 Triadic#a5f600 Split complementary#f6002a Split complementary#f6cc00

Dodger blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 33, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00a5f6 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 #00a5f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00a5f6; }
.text { color: #00a5f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a5f6; }

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 #00a5f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00a5f6 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 #00a5f6 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 #00a5f6 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

Here is how the numbers for #00a5f6 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.