Dodger blue

#2f8ade

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

This is Dodger blue, a strong blue at 209 degrees. 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 #2f8ade, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f8ade

RGB47, 138, 222

HSL209, 73%, 53%

HSV209, 79%, 87%

CMYK79%, 38%, 0%, 13%

Lab56.14, 2.62, -50.27

XYZ23.45, 24.06, 72.51

Decimal3115742

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone2925 C

Shades of dodger blue

#227ed4 #1e72bf #1b66aa #185996 #154d81 #11416d #0e3558 #0b2844 #071c2f #04101a

Tints of dodger blue

#4295e1 #56a0e4 #69abe7 #7cb5ea #8fc0ed #a3cbf0 #b6d6f3 #c9e1f6 #dcecfa #f0f6fd

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#de832f Analogous#2fdeda Analogous#2f33de Triadic#de2f8a Triadic#8ade2f Split complementary#de2f32 Split complementary#deda2f

Dodger blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 79, 38, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f8ade on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 38 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 39 4 19

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 #2f8ade straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f8ade; }
.text { color: #2f8ade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8ade; }

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 #2f8ade against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f8ade 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 #2f8ade 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 #2f8ade 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 #2f8ade are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.