Dodger blue
A vivid web blue named after the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team
Dodger blue is a bright, rich blue used as a web colour, named after the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the web colour does not match the team's uniform exactly, it resembles the lighter blue seen around Dodger Stadium and is widely used in digital design.
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- Dodger blue is a standard web colour with hex code #1E90FF
- Named after the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team
- First added to the X11 colour list in 1989
- The web colour is lighter than the blue on Dodgers uniforms
What colour is Dodger blue?
Dodger blue is a vivid, bright blue that stands out among digital colours. It is lighter than royal blue and sits close to azure on the spectrum. The colour is most familiar to many as a web colour used in digital design, where it appears as a clear, striking blue that is easy to recognise on screens.
Where does Dodger blue come from?
The name comes from the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, whose uniforms are known for their blue. However, the web colour 'Dodger blue' is not the exact shade used in the team's uniforms. The term became popular through Tommy Lasorda, a long-time Dodgers manager, who spoke of 'bleeding Dodger blue'. In 1989, software engineer Paul Raveling added 'dodgerblue' to the X11 colour names for computer displays, and it later became part of web standards.
How Dodger blue is defined
Dodger blue as a web colour is defined by its hex code #1E90FF. It was created for use in digital systems, first in the X11 windowing system and then in web browsers. The colour is not made from pigments or dyes but is generated by mixing red, green, and blue light in specific proportions on screens.
Where Dodger blue is used
Dodger blue is mainly seen in digital design, where it is a standard colour for web pages and user interfaces. Its bright, clear tone makes it popular for buttons, links, and highlights on websites. While inspired by the Dodgers' branding, the exact web colour is not used on the team's uniforms but is visible in parts of Dodger Stadium.
Blue around the world
What the blue family means from country to country.
Lapis lazuli has been mined in the mountains of Badakhshan for more than six thousand years. Ground to powder it gave ultramarine, the costliest blue in European painting.
Royalty and powerSacred and holyAweSource: Lapis lazuliThe chadari is a full-length covering for women with a mesh panel over the eyes. In Kabul and the north it is most often a light blue.
Protection and healingSource: BurqaThe blue band of the flag stands for the wish of the Armenian people to live under peaceful skies. The red above it is for the highlands and the struggle to survive.
Politics and protestHopeSource: Flag of ArmeniaThe flag is sky blue, white and sky blue, created by Manuel Belgrano in 1812. National teams are called the Albiceleste, the white and sky blue.
Politics and protestPrideSource: Flag of ArgentinaBoca Juniors play in blue and gold. The club's story is that in 1907 it took the colours of the flag of the next ship into port, which was Swedish.
Festival and celebrationPrideSource: Boca JuniorsTo be true blue is to be honestly and loyally Australian. The phrase is older than the country, but Australians have made it their own.
Politics and protestTrustSource: True Blue (John Williamson song)Shades and relatives of Dodger blue
Dodger blue is sometimes confused with royal blue, which is darker. The actual blue used on Dodgers uniforms is a different shade, with the hex code #005A9C. Dodger blue as a web colour is closer to azure and is lighter than the team's official blue.
Colours that go with Dodger blue
Harmonies are worked out from the value #1E90FF. Contrast ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula.
Questions people ask about Dodger blue
What colour is Dodger blue?
Dodger blue is a bright, vivid blue used in web design, with the hex code #1E90FF. It is lighter than royal blue and close to azure.
Where does the name Dodger blue come from?
The name comes from the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, whose uniforms are known for their blue. The web colour was named after the team.
Is Dodger blue the same as the blue on Dodgers uniforms?
No, the web colour Dodger blue is lighter than the blue used on the Dodgers' uniforms. The team's blue is a different shade with the code #005A9C.
When was Dodger blue added as a web colour?
Dodger blue was added to the X11 colour names in 1989 and later became part of web standards for digital design.
Good reading and sources
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