#8cb5ec color: Fly Away
#8cb5ec is rgb(140, 181, 236) in RGB and oklch(76.408% 0.09105 255.933) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- indigo-300
- Black 7%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #8cb5ec
#8cb5ec is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 256°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.11:1 contrast and black text 9.94:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Fly Away (#85b3f3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.
Lighter: #8cb5ec mixed with white
Darker: #8cb5ec mixed with black
Calmer: #8cb5ec with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #8cb5ec
Questions about #8cb5ec
What color is #8cb5ec?
#8cb5ec is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fly Away. In RGB it is rgb(140, 181, 236), in HSL hsl(214.38, 71.64%, 73.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.408% 0.09105 255.933).
What colors go well with #8cb5ec?
The complementary color of #8cb5ec is #d4ab6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6ebfdf and #adaaea. The triadic partners are #e69b9f and #98c086.
Is white or black text more readable on #8cb5ec?
Black text reads better on #8cb5ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and black gives 9.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #8cb5ec a warm or cool color?
#8cb5ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.091.