Dodger blue

#178fea

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

Dodger blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #178fea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#178fea

RGB23, 143, 234

HSL206, 83%, 50%

HSV206, 90%, 92%

CMYK90%, 39%, 0%, 8%

Lab57.82, 2.3, -54.32

XYZ25.03, 25.77, 81.5

Decimal1544170

Web safe#0099ff

Pantone2925 C

Shades of dodger blue

#1383d7 #1276c2 #1069ad #0e5d99 #0c5084 #0a446f #08375a #062a46 #041e31 #03111c

Tints of dodger blue

#2d99ec #42a4ee #58aef0 #6db9f2 #83c3f4 #98cdf6 #aed8f8 #c4e2fa #d9edfc #eff7fe

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#ea7217 Analogous#17eadc Analogous#1725ea Triadic#ea178f Triadic#8fea17 Split complementary#ea1725 Split complementary#eadb17

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 90, 39, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #178fea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

90 39 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

87 40 4 14

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 #178fea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #178fea; }
.text { color: #178fea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178fea; }

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 #178fea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #178fea 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 #178fea 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 #178fea 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 #178fea is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.