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Docker Color Codes

Docker's color is blue #2496ED. The Docker color codes in Hex, RGB and CMYK can be found below. Solomon Hykes started it as an internal project at dotCloud, a platform-as-a-service company from Y Combinator's summer 2010 batch, and it was open-sourced in March 2013 and shown at PyCon that year. The company renamed itself after the project rather than the other way round.

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Primary colors

What are Docker Primary Colors?

Docker's primary color is blue #2496ED, a mid azure blue with no navy in it.

Docker publishes no public CMYK or Pantone sheet, so both are shown below as conversions and nearest matches.

Docker Blue

Hex	#2496ED
RGB	36, 150, 237
HSL	hsl(206, 85%, 54%)
CMYK	85%, 37%, 0%, 7%converted · approximate
Pantone	PMS 2925 Cnearest match · not published by the brand

Docker Hex Color Codes

Docker hex color codes are #2496ED for blue.

Color	Hex
Blue	#2496ED

Docker RGB Color Codes

Docker RGB color codes are 36, 150, 237 for blue. Reach for RGB when a tool wants channel numbers or a CSS alpha value.

Color	RGB
Blue	rgb(36, 150, 237)

Docker HSL Color Codes

Docker HSL color codes are 206, 85%, 54% for blue. Change the third value for a lighter or darker version without moving the hue.

Color	HSL
Blue	hsl(206, 85%, 54%)

Docker CMYK Color Code

Docker CMYK color codes are conversions from the hex, because the brand publishes none. Check a printed proof before a full run.

Color	CMYK
Blue	85%, 37%, 0%, 7%

Docker Pantone Color Codes

Docker Pantone color codes are nearest matches by color distance, not brand specs. The table shows the closest swatch for every color.

Color	Nearest Pantone
Blue	PMS 2925 C

Logo

Docker Logo Colors

Docker logo colors are a single blue, used flat on the whale and its containers.

Docker Logo Colors Palette

What the Docker Logo Colors Mean?

The Docker logo colors carry a metaphor the product is named after. The mark is a whale with stacked cargo containers on its back, and blue is the water it is sitting in; the whale is called Moby Dock. One flat blue rather than a shaded illustration is what lets it survive being a favicon and a terminal splash at the same size. Version 0.9 replaced LXC with libcontainer, and the mark has outlasted the runtime it was drawn for.

Docker Logo JPG

Docker logo in JPG. No transparency, so it is flattened onto white. Safe for documents and slide decks.

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Docker Logo PNG

Docker logo in PNG, with a transparent background. Use it over a colored surface.

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Docker Logo WebP

Docker logo in WebP. Same transparency as the PNG at about a third of the file size.

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Docker Color Code Shades

Docker color code shades step evenly from the primary toward black, for hover states, borders and shadows.

These are interface steps, not Docker paint or trim names.

In code

Using the Docker palette

CSS custom properties

:root {
  --docker-blue: #2496ED;
}

Contrast against white

Blue	3.15:1AA ×

Brand colors are chosen for recognition, not for legibility. A failing value here is normal. It means use it as a fill, not as text.