ChromaWell

Glacier Blue Palette

The impossible blue inside a glacial crevasse — compressed ice, not open sky.

#0A2E4D

deep crevasse blue

HSL 208° 77% 17%

13.9:1 on white

#1B5E85

glacier blue

HSL 202° 66% 31%

7.0:1 on white

#3E9FC5

meltwater blue

HSL 197° 54% 51%

3.0:1 on white

#8FD4E8

surface-ice light blue

HSL 194° 66% 74%

1.6:1 on white

#E3F7FB

ice-glare white-blue

HSL 190° 75% 94%

1.1:1 on white

Using this palette

The specific, almost electric blue seen deep inside glacial ice comes from how compressed ice absorbs red light and scatters blue — this ramp is trying to hit that real phenomenon rather than a generic 'icy blue,' which is why #0A2E4D and #1B5E85 are more saturated than most cold-toned palettes' dark end. Distinct from arctic-blue, which goes nearly black at its darkest step to suggest deep shadow — glacier-blue stays blue-saturated throughout to suggest the ice's own color rather than the absence of light. #0A2E4D clears AA for white text; the lightest two tones are surface/background only.