Dodger blue

#4aa1e2

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 206 degrees. 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 #4aa1e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4aa1e2

RGB74, 161, 226

HSL206, 72%, 59%

HSV206, 67%, 89%

CMYK67%, 29%, 0%, 11%

Lab63.7, -5.79, -40.51

XYZ29.3, 32.44, 76.67

Decimal4891106

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone284 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3395de #2288d4 #1e79bd #1b6aa6 #175b8e #134c77 #0f3e60 #0c2f49 #082032 #04111a

Tints of dodger blue

#5baae5 #6bb2e7 #7cbbea #8cc3ed #9dccef #add5f2 #beddf5 #cee6f7 #dfeefa #f0f7fd

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#e28b4a Analogous#4ae2d7 Analogous#4a55e2 Triadic#e24aa1 Triadic#a1e24a Split complementary#e24a55 Split complementary#e2d74a

Dodger blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 67, 29, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4aa1e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 29 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 31 4 17

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 #4aa1e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4aa1e2; }
.text { color: #4aa1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4aa1e2; }

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 #4aa1e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4aa1e2 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 #4aa1e2 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 #4aa1e2 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 #4aa1e2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.