Riviera Blue Color

#65b4d8

Riviera Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #9a4b27
Complementary Color #d78965
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.78° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Riviera Blue Color Sample
Riviera Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #65b4d8

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Riviera Blue Color. The Twisted Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bayshore (#89cee0) for more calm effect. Try Betsy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d78965 is the best complementary color to Riviera Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #65b4d8 complementary color is Copperfield, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Viking are #65d7c2 and #657ad7. Thus found on the left and right of #65b4d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Riviera Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Riviera Blue palette consists of #d7c265 and #d7657a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d78965). Try Tacha and Cranberry colors in combination with #65b4d8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #65b4d8 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Riviera Blue. Thus Yellow Green and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Riviera Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copperfield, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #65b4d8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Riviera Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d78965) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Copperfield. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d765b3 and #65d789.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #65b4d8 is made of 20% red, 36% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Riviera Blue has a hue angle of 198.78°, a saturation of 59.59% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65b4d8 is made of 45.1% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #65b4d8
RGB Decimal rgb(101,180,216)
RGB Percentage 20%, 36%, 43%
CMYK 45.1, 14.12, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(198.78,59.59%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.78,53.24%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.7302,-14.3028,-25.5897)
XYZ xyz(34.0828,40.3671,70.961)
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