Dodger blue

#4b9cd3

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dodger blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dodger blue, a strong blue at 204 degrees. 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 #4b9cd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b9cd3

RGB75, 156, 211

HSL204, 61%, 56%

HSV204, 64%, 83%

CMYK64%, 26%, 0%, 17%

Lab61.63, -7.79, -35.42

XYZ26.55, 29.98, 66.01

Decimal4955347

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone299 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3691ce #2e83bd #2975a8 #246794 #1f587f #1a4a6b #153c56 #102e42 #0b1f2d #061119

Tints of dodger blue

#5ca5d7 #6caedb #7db7df #8dc0e3 #9ecae7 #aed3eb #bfdcef #d0e5f3 #e0eef7 #f1f7fb

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#d3824b Analogous#4bd3c6 Analogous#4b58d3 Triadic#d34b9c Triadic#9cd34b Split complementary#d34b58 Split complementary#d3c64b

Dodger blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 64, 26, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b9cd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 26 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 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 #4b9cd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b9cd3; }
.text { color: #4b9cd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9cd3; }

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 #4b9cd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b9cd3 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 #4b9cd3 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 #4b9cd3 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 #4b9cd3 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.