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Named color

Glacier Blue

Glacier Blue color #78B9D2: RGB 120, 185, 210 and HSL 197°, 50%, 65%. Explore its cool blue profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#78B9D2 blue cool balanced
HEX #78B9D2
RGB rgb(120, 185, 210)
HSL hsl(197 50% 65%)
CMYK cmyk(43, 12, 0, 18)
Luminance 0.4334
Contrast Black 9.67:1White 2.17:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-glacier-blue: #78B9D2;
.bg-glacier-blue { background-color: #78B9D2; }
.text-glacier-blue { color: #78B9D2; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Glacier Blue Color

Glacier Blue uses HEX #78B9D2, RGB 120, 185, 210, and HSL 197°, 50%, 65%. The dataset classifies it in the blue family with cool temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.4334; black contrast is 9.67:1 and white contrast is 2.17:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Glacier Blue against black and white text.

Black text9.67:1AA Pass
White text2.17:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Glacier Blue Color Reference Infographic

Save a high-resolution infographic of Glacier Blue, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.

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Glacier Blue color reference infographic showing #78B9D2, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Glacier Blue color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#D29279#D29279#79D2BF#79D2BF#798CD2#798CD2#D279B9#D279B9#B9D279#B9D279
Open full Glacier Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#BEDDE9#BEDDE9#3C92B4#3C92B4#65C2E6#65C2E6#8DB1BF#8DB1BF#DDE9EE#DDE9EE#75D8FF#75D8FF

Pairings

Black#000000#D29279#D29279#79D2BF#79D2BF#798CD2#798CD2Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4334
Black text9.67:1AA Pass
White text2.17:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#78B9D2",
  "rgb": [
    120,
    185,
    210
  ],
  "hsl": [
    197,
    50,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    43,
    12,
    0,
    18
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4334,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.67,
    "white": 2.17
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#D29279",
  "analogous": [
    "#79D2BF",
    "#798CD2"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#D279B9",
    "#B9D279"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#BF79D2",
    "#D29279",
    "#8CD279"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#D2798C",
    "#D2BF79"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#BEDDE9",
    "#78B9D2",
    "#3C92B4"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#BEDDE9",
  "dark": "#3C92B4",
  "saturated": "#65C2E6",
  "desaturated": "#8DB1BF",
  "pastel": "#DDE9EE",
  "neon": "#75D8FF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#D29279",
    "#79D2BF",
    "#798CD2"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#8DB1BF",
    "#BEDDE9"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#BEDDE9",
    "#8DB1BF"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "aquamarine-blue",
    "sky-blue",
    "baby-blue",
    "maya-blue",
    "cornflower"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "glacier-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "aquamarine-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
    "cornflower-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
    "glacier-blue-vs-sky-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/glacier-blue",
    "/wcag/glacier-blue",
    "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
    "/hex/78b9d2",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/glacier-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/aquamarine-blue",
      "/colors/sky-blue",
      "/colors/baby-blue",
      "/colors/maya-blue",
      "/colors/cornflower",
      "/compare/aquamarine-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
      "/compare/cornflower-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
      "/compare/glacier-blue-vs-sky-blue",
      "/harmonies/glacier-blue",
      "/wcag/glacier-blue",
      "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
      "/hex/78b9d2",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "glacier-blue",
  "name": "Glacier Blue",
  "hex": "#78B9D2",
  "uses": [
    "interfaces",
    "brand systems",
    "technical design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "trust",
      "clarity",
      "calm"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "technology",
      "finance",
      "healthcare",
      "navigation"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-warmth food palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "blue",
    "cool",
    "balanced",
    "interfaces",
    "brand-systems",
    "technical-design",
    "trust",
    "clarity",
    "calm"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
    120,
    185,
    210
  ],
  "hsl": [
    197,
    50,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    43,
    12,
    0,
    18
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4334,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.67,
    "white": 2.17
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#D29279",
    "analogous": [
      "#79D2BF",
      "#798CD2"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#D279B9",
      "#B9D279"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#BF79D2",
      "#D29279",
      "#8CD279"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#D2798C",
      "#D2BF79"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#BEDDE9",
      "#78B9D2",
      "#3C92B4"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#BEDDE9",
    "dark": "#3C92B4",
    "saturated": "#65C2E6",
    "desaturated": "#8DB1BF",
    "pastel": "#DDE9EE",
    "neon": "#75D8FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-glacier-blue: #78B9D2;",
    "utility": ".bg-glacier-blue { background-color: #78B9D2; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-glacier-blue { color: #78B9D2; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "aquamarine-blue",
    "sky-blue",
    "baby-blue",
    "maya-blue",
    "cornflower"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "glacier-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "aquamarine-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
    "cornflower-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
    "glacier-blue-vs-sky-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/glacier-blue",
    "/wcag/glacier-blue",
    "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
    "/hex/78b9d2",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/glacier-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/aquamarine-blue",
      "/colors/sky-blue",
      "/colors/baby-blue",
      "/colors/maya-blue",
      "/colors/cornflower",
      "/compare/aquamarine-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
      "/compare/cornflower-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
      "/compare/glacier-blue-vs-sky-blue",
      "/harmonies/glacier-blue",
      "/wcag/glacier-blue",
      "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
      "/hex/78b9d2",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#D29279",
      "#79D2BF",
      "#798CD2"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#8DB1BF",
      "#BEDDE9"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#BEDDE9",
      "#8DB1BF"
    ]
  }
}
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