Dodger blue

#4d9ce4

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 #4d9ce4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d9ce4

RGB77, 156, 228

HSL209, 74%, 60%

HSV209, 66%, 89%

CMYK66%, 32%, 0%, 11%

Lab62.47, -1.81, -43.54

XYZ28.95, 30.96, 77.85

Decimal5086436

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone284 C

Shades of dodger blue

#358fe0 #2181d9 #1d73c1 #1a65aa #165792 #12497a #0f3a62 #0b2c4a #081e32 #04101b

Tints of dodger blue

#5da5e6 #6eaee9 #7eb7eb #8ec0ee #9ec9f0 #afd2f3 #bfdbf5 #cfe4f8 #dfedfa #f0f6fd

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#e4954d Analogous#4de4e0 Analogous#4d50e4 Triadic#e44d9c Triadic#9ce44d Split complementary#e44d51 Split complementary#e4e04d

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, 32, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d9ce4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 32 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 33 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 #4d9ce4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d9ce4; }
.text { color: #4d9ce4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9ce4; }

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 #4d9ce4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d9ce4 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 #4d9ce4 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 #4d9ce4 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 #4d9ce4 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.