Dodger blue

#4b9cd4

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dodger blue color values

Every conversion for #4b9cd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b9cd4

RGB75, 156, 212

HSL205, 61%, 56%

HSV205, 65%, 83%

CMYK65%, 26%, 0%, 17%

Lab61.68, -7.46, -35.91

XYZ26.67, 30.03, 66.68

Decimal4955348

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone299 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3691cf #2d83be #2975aa #246795 #1f5880 #1a4a6b #153c57 #102e42 #0b1f2d #061119

Tints of dodger blue

#5ca5d8 #6caedc #7db7e0 #8dc0e4 #9ecae8 #aed3ec #bfdcf0 #cfe5f4 #e0eef8 #f1f7fc

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#d4834b Analogous#4bd4c8 Analogous#4b57d4 Triadic#d44b9c Triadic#9cd44b Split complementary#d44b57 Split complementary#d4c84b

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 65, 26, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b9cd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 26 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

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

Dodger blue in css

Copy #4b9cd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b9cd4; }
.text { color: #4b9cd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9cd4; }

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 #4b9cd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b9cd4 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 #4b9cd4 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 #4b9cd4 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 #4b9cd4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.