Dodger blue

#519cd3

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 #519cd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#519cd3
RGB81, 156, 211
HSL205, 60%, 57%
HSV205, 62%, 83%
CMYK62%, 26%, 0%, 17%
Lab61.85, -6.72, -35.07
XYZ27.04, 30.23, 66.04
Decimal5348563
Web safe#6699cc
Pantone542 C
Pantone542 CHex#519cd3Rgb81 156 211Cmyk62 26 0 17Lab62 -7 -35Darker#1e5177Deep#2d78b0Lighter#8ebcdd

Shades of dodger blue

Tints of dodger blue

Colors that go with dodger blue

Dodger blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 62, 26, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #519cd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
62 26 0 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
61 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dodger blue in css

Copy #519cd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #519cd3; }
.text { color: #519cd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #519cd3; }

How dodger blue looks on light and dark

Dodger blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #519cd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.98:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.05:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #519cd3 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 #519cd3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #519cd3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #519cd3 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.