Dodger blue

#4aa0f6

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

Dodger blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #4aa0f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4aa0f6

RGB74, 160, 246

HSL210, 91%, 63%

HSV210, 70%, 96%

CMYK70%, 35%, 0%, 4%

Lab64.36, 1.55, -50.46

XYZ32.03, 33.25, 91.92

Decimal4890870

Web safe#3399ff

Pantone284 C

Shades of dodger blue

#2e92f5 #1383f3 #0b75de #0a66c3 #0858a7 #07498b #063b70 #042c54 #031e39 #010f1d

Tints of dodger blue

#5aa9f7 #6bb1f8 #7bbaf8 #8cc2f9 #9ccbfa #acd4fb #bddcfc #cde5fd #deedfd #eef6fe

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#f6a04a Analogous#4af6f6 Analogous#4a4af6 Triadic#f64aa0 Triadic#a0f64a Split complementary#f64a4a Split complementary#f6f64a

Dodger blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 70, 35, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4aa0f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 35 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 36 4 10

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 #4aa0f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4aa0f6; }
.text { color: #4aa0f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4aa0f6; }

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 #4aa0f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4aa0f6 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 #4aa0f6 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 #4aa0f6 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 #4aa0f6 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.