HEX atlas value

#78B9D2

#78B9D2 is a cool blue HEX color nearest Glacier Blue. RGB 120, 185, 210, HSL 197° 50% 65%, luminance 0.4334; view contrast and conversions.

blue cool balanced

#78B9D2 Sample readable text

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

--color-78b9d2: #78B9D2;
.background-78b9d2 { background-color: #78B9D2; }
.text-78b9d2 { color: #78B9D2; }

HEX meaning and use

About #78B9D2

#78B9D2 is classified as a cool blue value with balanced visual character. #78B9D2 is visually closest to Glacier Blue, a named blue color with HEX #78B9D2.

The RGB channels are 120, 185, and 210, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 197deg with 50% saturation and 65% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and calm digital interfaces. Its luminance is 0.4334, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.67:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78B9D2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BEDDE9#BEDDE9 · #000000 text · best 14.71:1 Baby Blue#89CFF0 · #000000 text · best 12.25:1 Sky Blue#87CEEB · #000000 text · best 12.06:1 #79D2BF#79D2BF · #000000 text · best 11.78:1 Aquamarine Blue#6BCAE2 · #000000 text · best 11.17:1

Generated Palette

Glacier Blue#78B9D2

#D29279#D29279

#79D2BF#79D2BF

#798CD2#798CD2

#BEDDE9#BEDDE9

#3C92B4#3C92B4

Color Harmonies

#D29279#D29279

#79D2BF#79D2BF

#798CD2#798CD2

#D279B9#D279B9

#B9D279#B9D279

Variants

#BEDDE9#BEDDE9

#3C92B4#3C92B4

#65C2E6#65C2E6

#8DB1BF#8DB1BF

#DDE9EE#DDE9EE

#75D8FF#75D8FF

Nearest Named Colors

Glacier Blue#78B9D2

Aquamarine Blue#6BCAE2

Sky Blue#87CEEB

Baby Blue#89CFF0

Maya Blue#73C2FB

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

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"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BEDDE9","hex":"#BEDDE9","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Baby Blue","hex":"#89CFF0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.25,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sky Blue","hex":"#87CEEB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.06,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#79D2BF","hex":"#79D2BF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.78,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Aquamarine Blue","hex":"#6BCAE2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","balanced","balanced blue","Glacier Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78b9d2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/glacier-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aquamarine-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sky-blue.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"glacier-blue","name":"Glacier Blue","hex":"#78B9D2","distance":0},{"slug":"aquamarine-blue","name":"Aquamarine Blue","hex":"#6BCAE2","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"sky-blue","name":"Sky Blue","hex":"#87CEEB","distance":35.93048844644336},{"slug":"baby-blue","name":"Baby Blue","hex":"#89CFF0","distance":40.90232267243512},{"slug":"maya-blue","name":"Maya Blue","hex":"#73C2FB","distance":42.2729227756965}]

#78B9D2

CSS

About #78B9D2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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