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Named color

Glacier Blue

Glacier Blue is a balanced blue color with HEX #78B9D2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 120, 185, 210, HSL 197, 50%, 65%, cool temperature, and is useful for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design.

#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

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

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
{
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    "#D29279",
    "#79D2BF",
    "#798CD2"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#8DB1BF",
    "#BEDDE9"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#BEDDE9",
    "#8DB1BF"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
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    "sky-blue",
    "baby-blue",
    "maya-blue",
    "cornflower"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "cornflower-blue-vs-glacier-blue",
    "glacier-blue-vs-sky-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/glacier-blue",
    "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
    "/hex/78b9d2"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/baby-blue",
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      "/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"
    ]
  }
}
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": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "cool",
    "balanced",
    "interfaces",
    "brand-systems",
    "technical-design",
    "trust",
    "clarity",
    "calm"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
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    185,
    210
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    50,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    12,
    0,
    18
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4334,
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    "white": 2.17
  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#79D2BF",
      "#798CD2"
    ],
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      "#D279B9",
      "#B9D279"
    ],
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      "#D29279",
      "#8CD279"
    ],
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      "#D2798C",
      "#D2BF79"
    ],
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      "#BEDDE9",
      "#78B9D2",
      "#3C92B4"
    ]
  },
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    "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; }"
  },
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    "maya-blue",
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
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  ],
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    "/wcag/glacier-blue",
    "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/wcag/glacier-blue",
      "/css/colors/glacier-blue",
      "/hex/78b9d2"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
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      "#000000",
      "#D29279",
      "#79D2BF",
      "#798CD2"
    ],
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      "#8DB1BF",
      "#BEDDE9"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#BEDDE9",
      "#8DB1BF"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Glacier Blue Color

Glacier Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Glacier Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include trust, clarity, and calm, which makes it relevant for technology and finance. In design work, Glacier Blue is most useful for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Glacier Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #78B9D2.Glacier Blue CSS utilitiesUse Glacier Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#78B9D2 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Glacier Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Glacier Blue.Glacier Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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

Similar Colors

Aquamarine Blue#6BCAE2
Sky Blue#87CEEB
Baby Blue#89CFF0
Maya Blue#73C2FB
Cornflower#6A8EDB

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#798CD2
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5