Dodger blue

#2b9cd3

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

Dodger blue color values

Every conversion for #2b9cd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b9cd3

RGB43, 156, 211

HSL200, 66%, 50%

HSV200, 80%, 83%

CMYK80%, 26%, 0%, 17%

Lab60.78, -12.11, -36.83

XYZ24.64, 28.99, 65.93

Decimal2858195

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone299 C

Shades of dodger blue

#278ec0 #2381ae #20739b #1c6589 #185776 #144a64 #113c51 #0d2e3f #09212c #051319

Tints of dodger blue

#3ea5d8 #52afdc #66b8e0 #79c1e4 #8dcae8 #a1d3ec #b5ddf0 #c9e6f4 #dceff8 #f0f8fc

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#d3622b Analogous#2bd3b6 Analogous#2b48d3 Triadic#d32b9c Triadic#9cd32b Split complementary#d32b48 Split complementary#d3b62b

Dodger blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 80, 26, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b9cd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 26 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dodger blue in css

Copy #2b9cd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b9cd3; }
.text { color: #2b9cd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b9cd3; }

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 #2b9cd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b9cd3 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 #2b9cd3 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 #2b9cd3 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

The figures for #2b9cd3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.