Dodger blue

#2d85df

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 balanced. 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 #2d85df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d85df

RGB45, 133, 223

HSL210, 74%, 53%

HSV210, 80%, 87%

CMYK80%, 40%, 0%, 13%

Lab54.72, 5.79, -53.1

XYZ22.79, 22.66, 72.98

Decimal2983391

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone3005 C

Shades of dodger blue

#2079d4 #1d6dbf #1a62ab #175696 #144a82 #113e6d #0d3258 #0a2744 #071b2f #040f1b

Tints of dodger blue

#4090e2 #549ce5 #67a7e8 #7bb2eb #8ebeee #a2c9f1 #b5d4f4 #c9dff7 #dcebfa #f0f6fd

Colors that go with dodger blue

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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 80, 40, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d85df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 40 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 41 4 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #2d85df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d85df; }
.text { color: #2d85df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d85df; }

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 #2d85df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d85df 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 #2d85df 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 #2d85df 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 #2d85df come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.