What color is #65A7DD?

#65A7DD is a light, moderate azure known as Acapulco Dive. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Acapulco Dive?

The RGB value is 101, 167, 221: 101 red, 167 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Acapulco Dive?

The complementary color is #DD9B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Acapulco Dive color: hex code #65A7DD

#65A7DD rgb(101, 167, 221)

Shades of blue

Acapulco Dive has the hex code #65A7DD. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 65.5% green and 86.7% blue (101, 167, 221).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 64% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

Acapulco Dive (#65A7DD) color codes

HEX	`#65A7DD`
RGB	`rgb(101, 167, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 65.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 64%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 24%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -5.77, -33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 34.21, 260.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.232, 35.622, 73.57)`
Decimal	`6662109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Acapulco Dive, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #65A7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65A7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #65A7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a7dd; }
.text { color: #65a7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 167 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a7dd, #656bdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #65A7DD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #65A7DD?: #65A7DD is a light, moderate azure known as Acapulco Dive. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Acapulco Dive?: The RGB value is 101, 167, 221: 101 red, 167 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Acapulco Dive?: The complementary color is #DD9B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.