Fly Away is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #7a4c0c |
| Complementary Color | #f3c585 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fly Away Color. The Sail to the Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Jeans (#5dadec) for more calm effect. Try Feather Star as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f3c585 is the best complementary color to Fly Away. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85b3f3 complementary color is Manhattan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jordy Blue are #85e9f3 and #8e85f3. Thus found on the left and right of #85b3f3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spray and Portage colors as they work well with Fly Away.
The split-complementary Fly Away palette consists of #e9f385 and #f38e85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3c585). Try Sahara Sand and Froly colors in combination with #85b3f3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #85b3f3 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fly Away. Thus Sulu and Persian Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fly Away contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manhattan, Lavender Magenta, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #85b3f3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fly Away tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#f3c585) and two others. The Persian Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spray – 120° from the complementary Manhattan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f385b2 and #85f3c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #85b3f3 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Fly Away has a hue angle of 214.91°, a saturation of 82.09% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85b3f3 is made of 43.13% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #85b3f3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,179,243) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 32%, 44% |
| CMYK | 43.13, 25.09, 0, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(214.91,82.09%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.91,45.27%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.026,1.3266,-36.632) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9706,43.6978,91.0165) |