Dodger blue

#488dd4

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 #488dd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#488dd4

RGB72, 141, 212

HSL210, 62%, 56%

HSV210, 66%, 83%

CMYK66%, 33%, 0%, 17%

Lab57.25, 0.65, -42.86

XYZ24.08, 25.18, 65.88

Decimal4754900

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone542 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3380cf #2c74bd #2867a8 #235b94 #1e4e7f #19416b #143556 #0f2842 #0b1c2d #060f19

Tints of dodger blue

#5997d8 #6aa2dc #7bace0 #8bb7e4 #9cc1e8 #adccec #bed6f0 #cfe1f4 #e0ebf8 #f1f6fc

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#d48f48 Analogous#48d3d4 Analogous#4948d4 Triadic#d4488d Triadic#8dd448 Split complementary#d44948 Split complementary#d3d448

Dodger blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 66, 33, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #488dd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 33 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 34 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 #488dd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #488dd4; }
.text { color: #488dd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #488dd4; }

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 #488dd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #488dd4 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 #488dd4 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 #488dd4 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 #488dd4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.