Dodger blue

#3086e8

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 212 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 #3086e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3086e8

RGB48, 134, 232

HSL212, 80%, 55%

HSV212, 79%, 91%

CMYK79%, 42%, 0%, 9%

Lab55.59, 8.81, -56.74

XYZ24.31, 23.5, 79.6

Decimal3180264

Web safe#3399ff

Pantone3005 C

Shades of dodger blue

#1a79e6 #176dcf #1561b9 #1255a2 #104a8c #0d3e75 #0b325f #082648 #061a32 #030f1c

Tints of dodger blue

#4391ea #569cec #69a7ee #7cb3f0 #8fbef3 #a3c9f5 #b6d4f7 #c9dff9 #dceafb #eff6fd

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#e89230 Analogous#30e2e8 Analogous#3630e8 Triadic#e83086 Triadic#86e830 Split complementary#e83630 Split complementary#e2e830

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 79, 42, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3086e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 42 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 43 4 15

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dodger blue in css

Copy #3086e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3086e8; }
.text { color: #3086e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3086e8; }

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 #3086e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3086e8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dodger blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3086e8 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dodger blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3086e8 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 #3086e8 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.