Dodger blue

#4c8de1

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 #4c8de1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c8de1

RGB76, 141, 225

HSL214, 71%, 59%

HSV214, 66%, 88%

CMYK66%, 37%, 0%, 12%

Lab58.06, 5.76, -48.85

XYZ26.1, 26.02, 74.88

Decimal5017057

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone279 C

Shades of dodger blue

#357edd #2370d3 #2064bc #1c58a5 #184b8e #143f77 #103360 #0c2649 #081a31 #040e1a

Tints of dodger blue

#5c97e4 #6da2e6 #7dace9 #8db7ec #9ec1ef #aeccf1 #bfd6f4 #cfe0f7 #dfebfa #f0f5fc

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#e1a04c Analogous#4cd8e1 Analogous#554ce1 Triadic#e14c8d Triadic#8de14c Split complementary#e1554c Split complementary#d8e14c

Dodger blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 66, 37, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c8de1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 37 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 38 4 18

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 #4c8de1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c8de1; }
.text { color: #4c8de1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8de1; }

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 #4c8de1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c8de1 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 #4c8de1 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 #4c8de1 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 #4c8de1 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.