Dodger blue

#468ed1

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 #468ed1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#468ed1

RGB70, 142, 209

HSL209, 60%, 55%

HSV209, 67%, 82%

CMYK67%, 32%, 0%, 18%

Lab57.32, -1.29, -41.07

XYZ23.71, 25.25, 63.95

Decimal4624081

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone2925 C

Shades of dodger blue

#3382cc #2e75b8 #2968a4 #245c90 #1f4f7c #1a4268 #153654 #102940 #0b1c2c #061019

Tints of dodger blue

#5798d5 #68a3d9 #79adde #8ab8e2 #9bc2e6 #accdea #bdd7ef #cfe1f3 #e0ecf7 #f1f6fb

Colors that go with dodger blue

Complementary#d18946 Analogous#46d1ce Analogous#4649d1 Triadic#d1468e Triadic#8ed146 Split complementary#d14648 Split complementary#d1ce46

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 67, 32, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #468ed1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 32 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 33 4 24

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 #468ed1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #468ed1; }
.text { color: #468ed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468ed1; }

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 #468ed1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #468ed1 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 #468ed1 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 #468ed1 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 #468ed1 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. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.