Dodger Blue (#1E90FF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.24:1 — vs black: 6.49:1

Color values

  • HEX #1E90FF
  • RGB rgb(30, 144, 255)
  • HSL hsl(209, 88%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 88.24, 43.53, 0, 0 )
  • Websafe #3399FF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1E90FF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dodger Blue
#1E90FF Base
#FF8D1E
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dodger Blue
#1E90FF Base
#1EFFFE
#1E20FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dodger Blue
#1E90FF Base
#FF1E90
#90FF1E
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dodger Blue
#1E90FF Base
#FF1E20
#FFFE1E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dodger Blue
#1E90FF Base
#FE1EFF
#FF8D1E
#20FF1E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dodger Blue
#1E90FF Base
#004384
#006AD1
#007CF4
#47A4FF
#6BB6FF
#B7DBFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dodger Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#000D1A
#00274D
#004281
#005CB5
#0076E9
Dodger Blue #1E90FF Base
#46A4FF
#6EB7FF
#96CBFF
#BEDFFF
#E6F2FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1E90FF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1E90FF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1E90FF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1E90FF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1E90FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1E90FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dodger-blue: #1E90FF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dodger-blue-r: 30;
$dodger-blue-g: 144;
$dodger-blue-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dodger-blue;
    color: rgba($dodger-blue-r, $dodger-blue-g, $dodger-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dodger Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1E90FF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7C7CFF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8989FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #00A4A4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #8F8F8F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dodger Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dodger Blue #1E90FF Base
Bleu De France #318CE7 ΔE 2.41
Brilliant Azure #3399FF ΔE 2.79
United Nations Blue #5B92E5 ΔE 4.20
Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 5.50

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.