Nearest-color comparison
Arctic Blue #C6E6FB vs Ice Blue #D6F5FF: RGB distance 22.3 and contrast 1.14:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Arctic Blue and Ice Blue are very close, with an RGB distance of 22.3. Ice Blue is lighter by 0.1126, and Ice Blue is more saturated by 13 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.14:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Arctic Blue and Ice Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
blue color
Arctic Blue is #C6E6FB, a cool blue with hue 204°, saturation 87% and luminance 0.7556. Beside Ice Blue, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.11:1.
blue color
Ice Blue is #D6F5FF, a cool blue with hue 195°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.8682. Beside Arctic Blue, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.36:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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