Dodger blue

#549fdd

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dodger blue color values

Every conversion for #549fdd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#549fdd

RGB84, 159, 221

HSL207, 67%, 60%

HSV207, 62%, 87%

CMYK62%, 28%, 0%, 13%

Lab63.26, -4.63, -38.41

XYZ29.11, 31.9, 73.03

Decimal5545949

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone284 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3d92d8 #2985d1 #2576ba #2068a3 #1c598c #174b75 #133c5e #0e2d47 #0a1f30 #05101a

Tints of dodger blue

#64a8e0 #73b1e3 #83b9e6 #92c2e9 #a2cbed #b2d4f0 #c1dcf3 #d1e5f6 #e0eef9 #f0f7fc

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#dd9254 Analogous#54ddd7 Analogous#545add Triadic#dd549f Triadic#9fdd54 Split complementary#dd545a Split complementary#ddd754

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 62, 28, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #549fdd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 28 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 30 4 19

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 #549fdd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #549fdd; }
.text { color: #549fdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549fdd; }

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 #549fdd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #549fdd 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 #549fdd 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 #549fdd 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 #549fdd 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.