Dodger blue

#409cd4

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

Dodger blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #409cd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#409cd4
RGB64, 156, 212
HSL203, 63%, 54%
HSV203, 70%, 83%
CMYK70%, 26%, 0%, 17%
Lab61.33, -9.2, -36.49
XYZ25.89, 29.62, 66.64
Decimal4234452
Web safe#3399cc
Pantone299 C
Pantone299 CHex#409cd4Rgb64 156 212Cmyk70 26 0 17Lab61 -9 -36Darker#184d6dDeep#2676a7Lighter#7fb9dc

Shades of dodger blue

Tints of dodger blue

Colors that go with dodger blue

Dodger blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 26, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #409cd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
70 26 0 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
68 28 4 23
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #409cd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #409cd4; }
.text { color: #409cd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #409cd4; }

How dodger blue looks on light and dark

Dodger blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #409cd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.92:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #409cd4 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 #409cd4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #409cd4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #409cd4 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.