#1E90FFDodger Blue (#1E90FF) is a mid-tone, saturated blue with an OKLCH hue of 253°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.19. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #1E90FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(30, 144, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 100%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 88%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88%, 44%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.4 10 -63.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.652 0.190 253) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dodger Blue shifts noticeably: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3d8ef0 — ΔE 2.5, shifts noticeably: leans toward purple, loses intensity#3192fb — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#1e90ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#1990ff — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.24:1 and against black 6.49:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d9eaff · #93c4ff · #1e90ff · #0074d6 · #005199 · #003061
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#00c8f4 · #00aef7 · #1e90ff · #5473e5 · #6659c5 · #6b41a0
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bd9fdf · #1e90ff · #1572cd · #702aa7 · #003b72 · #2e0d49
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffaa00 · #1e90ff · #587190 · #205188 · #043362 · #001936
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fdf0df · #9badc3 · #1e90ff · #7d7368 · #203247 · #090300
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f0e7 · #d4cbbf · #aba194 · #3b2e1e · #190d00 · #1e90ff
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffefdc · #e49a1a · #1e90ff · #9f6800 · #452a00 · #000519
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffefdc · #f98857 · #1e90ff · #827700 · #551b00 · #050300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedee · #fc7f90 · #1e90ff · #4c8700 · #1d3900 · #160002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffebf6 · #ec82c4 · #1e90ff · #9f6800 · #003b26 · #120600
#50A3FF · #74B4FF · #94C5FF · #B3D6FF · #D1E6FF
#0075D9 · #005DAE · #004584 · #002E5D · #00193A
#4592E8 · #5E93D1 · #7293B9
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.