Dodger blue

#039ada

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

This is Dodger blue, a vivid blue at 198 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dodger blue color values

Every conversion for #039ada, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#039ada

RGB3, 154, 218

HSL198, 97%, 43%

HSV198, 99%, 85%

CMYK99%, 29%, 0%, 15%

Lab60.06, -10.74, -41.88

XYZ24.25, 28.19, 70.49

Decimal236250

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone299 C

Shades of dodger blue

#038dc7 #027fb4 #0272a2 #02658f #02587c #014a69 #013d57 #013044 #012331 #00151e

Tints of dodger blue

#03adf5 #17b8fc #32c0fc #4dc8fd #68d0fd #82d9fd #9de1fe #b8e9fe #d3f1fe #edfaff

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#da4303 Analogous#03daaf Analogous#032eda Triadic#da039a Triadic#9ada03 Split complementary#da032e Split complementary#daaf03

Dodger blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 99, 29, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #039ada on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 29 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 31 4 21

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 #039ada straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #039ada; }
.text { color: #039ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #039ada; }

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 #039ada against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #039ada 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 #039ada 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 #039ada 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

Every value on this page for #039ada is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.