Dodger blue

#4fa4e0

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 #4fa4e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4fa4e0

RGB79, 164, 224

HSL205, 70%, 59%

HSV205, 65%, 88%

CMYK65%, 27%, 0%, 12%

Lab64.64, -7.33, -37.93

XYZ29.95, 33.6, 75.43

Decimal5219552

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone2915 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3898dc #258bd3 #217cbc #1d6da5 #195d8e #154e77 #113f5f #0d3048 #092031 #05111a

Tints of dodger blue

#5face3 #6fb5e6 #7fbde8 #8fc5eb #9fceee #afd6f1 #c0def4 #d0e7f7 #e0eff9 #f0f7fc

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#e08b4f Analogous#4fe0d3 Analogous#4f5ce0 Triadic#e04fa4 Triadic#a4e04f Split complementary#e04f5c Split complementary#e0d44f

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, 27, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4fa4e0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 27 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 29 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dodger blue in css

Copy #4fa4e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4fa4e0; }
.text { color: #4fa4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fa4e0; }

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 #4fa4e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4fa4e0 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 #4fa4e0 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 #4fa4e0 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 #4fa4e0 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.