Dodger blue

#237cfc

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 215 degrees. 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 #237cfc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#237cfc

RGB35, 124, 252

HSL215, 97%, 56%

HSV215, 86%, 99%

CMYK86%, 51%, 0%, 1%

Lab53.82, 21.43, -70.71

XYZ25.47, 21.8, 94.96

Decimal2325756

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of dodger blue

#0a6dfc #0361e9 #0357cf #024cb6 #02429d #023783 #012c6a #012251 #011737 #000d1e

Tints of dodger blue

#3788fc #4b94fd #60a0fd #74acfd #88b8fd #9cc4fe #b1d0fe #c5dcfe #d9e8fe #edf5ff

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#fca323 Analogous#23e8fc Analogous#3723fc Triadic#fc237c Triadic#7cfc23 Split complementary#fc3723 Split complementary#e8fc23

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 86, 51, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #237cfc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 51 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 51 4 7

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 #237cfc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #237cfc; }
.text { color: #237cfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237cfc; }

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 #237cfc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #237cfc 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 #237cfc 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 #237cfc 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 #237cfc 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.