Nearest-color comparison

Cornflower Blue vs Glacier Blue

Cornflower Blue and Glacier Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #6495ED and #78B9D2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 49.2, their contrast ratio is 1.37:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cornflower Blue and Glacier Blue are visually related colors. Glacier Blue is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.37:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cornflower Blue#6495ED

Glacier Blue#78B9D2

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cornflower Blue and Glacier Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance49.2

Pair contrast1.37:1

Luminance delta0.1302

Hue delta22 deg

Lighter colorGlacier Blue

More saturatedCornflower Blue

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Cornflower Blue

Cornflower Blue is #6495ED, a cool blue color with vibrant character. Compared with Glacier Blue, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#6495ED RGB100, 149, 237 HSL219, 79, 66 CMYK58, 37, 0, 7 Luminance0.3032 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Glacier Blue

Glacier Blue is #78B9D2, a cool blue color with balanced character. Compared with Cornflower Blue, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#78B9D2 RGB120, 185, 210 HSL197, 50, 65 CMYK43, 12, 0, 18 Luminance0.4334 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cornflower Blue or Glacier Blue

Choose Cornflower BlueCornflower Blue is better when the design needs vibrant blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #6495ED.

Choose Glacier BlueGlacier Blue is better when the design needs balanced blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #78B9D2.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCornflower BlueGlacier Blue

HEX#6495ED#78B9D2

RGB100, 149, 237120, 185, 210

HSL219, 79, 66197, 50, 65

CMYK58, 37, 0, 743, 12, 0, 18

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneVibrantBalanced

Luminance0.30320.4334

Black contrast7.06:19.67:1

White contrast2.97:12.17:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Cornflower Blueblack text - 7.06:1

Glacier Blueblack text - 9.67:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Cornflower Blue#6495ED

Glacier Blue#78B9D2

#B6CDF6#B6CDF6

#BEDDE9#BEDDE9

#EDBD64#EDBD64

#D29279#D29279

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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Differences

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    "saturation": 29,
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  },
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  "sameTemperature": true,
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Accessibility

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  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cornflower Blue",
      "background": "#6495ED",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.06
    },
    {
      "color": "Glacier Blue",
      "background": "#78B9D2",
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Use cases

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Related API

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