What is the hex code for Dodger Blue?

Dodger Blue is #1e90ff. In CSS the keyword dodgerblue, the hex #1e90ff, rgb(30, 144, 255) and hsl(210, 100%, 56%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Dodger Blue on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #ff8d1e, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Dodger Blue for text?

Dodger Blue as text on white has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) but passes for large text and UI components (3:1). On black it is 6.49:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Blues

Dodger Blue color: hex #1e90ff, RGB and HSL

Dodger Blue is the CSS keyword dodgerblue, hex #1e90ff, rgb(30, 144, 255), hsl(210, 100%, 56%). It is a medium, fully saturated blue in the blues family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: dodgerblue
Hex: #1e90ff
RGB: rgb(30, 144, 255)
HSL: hsl(210, 100%, 56%)
On white: 3.24:1 — large text and UI only (3:1)
On black: 6.49:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: dodgerblue;          /* keyword */
  color: #1e90ff;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(30, 144, 255); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(210, 100%, 56%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with dodger blue

Each match keeps dodger blue's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside dodger blue as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#ff8d1e

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#ff1e1f

#fffe1e

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#ff1e90

#90ff1e

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#1efffe

#1e1fff

Tints and shades of dodger blue

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as dodger blue — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#43a2ff

#69b5ff

#8fc7ff

#b4daff

#daedff

Shades (darker)

#0078ee

#0060be

#00488f

#00305f

#001830

A UI color palette built from dodger blue

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from dodger blue as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #1e90ff
secondary: #ff1e1f
accent: #fffe1e
background: #fcfcfd
surface: #f3f5f7
text: #111a22
muted: #56738f
border: #dfe6ec

Dark mode

primary: #1e90ff
secondary: #ff1e1f
accent: #fffe1e
background: #0e141b
surface: #151f28
text: #f3f5f6
muted: #94a6b8
border: #273849

Open dodger blue in the palette generator

Using dodger blue in an interface

Blue is the default interface color for a reason: it sits comfortably behind content, it has a wide usable lightness range for hover and pressed states, and its complement (orange) leaves red and green free for status. Most of the good primaries in this set are here. Whichever role dodger blue takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Dodger Blue?: Dodger Blue is #1e90ff. In CSS the keyword dodgerblue, the hex #1e90ff, rgb(30, 144, 255) and hsl(210, 100%, 56%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Dodger Blue?: Its complement is #ff8d1e, the split-complementary pair is #ff1e1f and #fffe1e, the triadic partners are #ff1e90 and #90ff1e, and the analogous neighbors are #1efffe and #1e1fff. In an interface, use Dodger Blue for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Dodger Blue on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #ff8d1e, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Dodger Blue for text?: Dodger Blue as text on white has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) but passes for large text and UI components (3:1). On black it is 6.49:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.