Sonic the Hedgehog color: Sonic blue

Sonic the Hedgehog's quills and body are a vivid cobalt blue, studied around #1F4FCC, with peach arms and a face and red-and-white sneakers. Its approximate study hex value is #1F4FCC (RGB 31, 79, 204; HSB 223°, 85%, 80%).

Sonic the HedgehogBlue cartoonsbodyFirst appeared 1991
Sonic the Hedgehog — official character art (via Wikipedia).
Hex
#1F4FCC
RGB
31, 79, 204
HSB
223°, 85%, 80%
CSS
color: #1F4FCC;

Sonic blue palette

Tints, shades, and the complementary color — useful for color study and for matching Sonic the Hedgehog's shade in the game.

Lighter
#AABCEC
Light
#6D8DDE
Base
#1F4FCC
Dark
#163993
Darker
#0F2662
Complement
#CC9B1F

Why this shade?

Sega chose a saturated mid-blue partly to match its corporate color and to stand out on the blue-capable Genesis hardware of the era.

Play Toon Tone with Sonic the Hedgehog

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About Sonic the Hedgehog's color

What color is Sonic the Hedgehog?

Sonic the Hedgehog's quills and body are a vivid cobalt blue, studied around #1F4FCC, with peach arms and a face and red-and-white sneakers. Its approximate study hex value is #1F4FCC (RGB 31, 79, 204; HSB 223°, 85%, 80%).

What is the hex code for Sonic the Hedgehog?

Sonic the Hedgehog is commonly studied as #1F4FCC — a sonic blue shade with RGB (31, 79, 204) and HSB (223°, 85%, 80%).

Why is Sonic the Hedgehog blue?

Sega chose a saturated mid-blue partly to match its corporate color and to stand out on the blue-capable Genesis hardware of the era.

When did Sonic the Hedgehog first appear?

Sonic the Hedgehog first appeared in 1991, in Sonic the Hedgehog.