dodgerblue

#1E90FF

CSS color

Dodger Blue (#1E90FF) is a vivid, bright medium-blue CSS named color, named after the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team's iconic uniform blue. It is one of the most recognizable blues in digital design—clean, energetic, and boldly assertive without the purple bias of cornflower blue or the darkness of navy. It is widely used in hyperlinks and call-to-action elements.

Color Values

HEX

#1E90FF

RGB

30, 144, 255

HSL

209.6, 100.0%, 55.9%

HSV

209.6, 88.2%, 100.0%

CMYK

88.2%, 43.5%, 0.0%, 0.0%

OKLCH

0.652 0.1901 253.2

Properties

Color Psychology

True blue is the world's most popular favorite color, representing trust, competence, and stability. It suppresses appetite and promotes productivity, making it ideal for work environments. Blue is the dominant color in corporate branding because it communicates reliability without emotional excess.

Design Usage

Medium blue is the default choice for primary buttons, navigation bars, and link text across the web. It forms the foundation of design systems for banking, insurance, and enterprise SaaS products. While universally safe, it benefits from a distinctive hue angle or saturation to avoid blending into the sea of blue brands.

Color Harmonies

Color Blindness Simulation

CSS Usage

background-color: #1E90FF;
color: #1E90FF;
border-color: #1E90FF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 500 #3B82F6

Tailwind Shades

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.49:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Compare With

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the RGB, HSL, and CMYK values of #1E90FF?

RGB(30, 144, 255) · HSL(209.6, 100.0%, 55.9%) · CMYK(88.2%, 43.5%, 0.0%, 0.0%)

Does #1E90FF meet WCAG contrast on white?

3.24:1 — WCAG AA Fail, AAA Fail for normal text.

What text color is readable on #1E90FF?

Use 000000 text on a #1E90FF background; contrast on black is 6.49:1.