#68C2F5Blue Mana (#68C2F5) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 236°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.113. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #68C2F5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 194, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 88%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 58%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.9 -12.6 -33.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.778 0.113 236) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blue Mana shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#79bee6 — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: loses intensity#73c3f0 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#68c2f5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#67c3f8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Blue Mana in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.98:1 and against black 10.62:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e4f5ff · #68c2f5 · #56acdd · #3585b0 · #116086 · #003d59
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#93eef7 · #78d9f7 · #68c2f5 · #72a8e4 · #7890cd · #7978b3
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#68c2f5 · #9593b9 · #3882ab · #5b5199 · #004867 · #272345
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c6deee · #68c2f5 · #c9814c · #4f7a94 · #345a70 · #223b49
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbefe8 · #68c2f5 · #8e9da7 · #635c57 · #192832 · #030100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fbefe8 · #d6c9c1 · #ae9f95 · #3d2c20 · #1a0a02 · #68c2f5
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee3 · #68c2f5 · #c68c63 · #8c490a · #3f1b00 · #00040c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee3 · #68c2f5 · #cd857e · #765800 · #4b090b · #0e0600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf2 · #68c2f5 · #c8839d · #5b6400 · #252a00 · #0c0003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feeafe · #68c2f5 · #b887b9 · #8c490a · #003007 · #1a0600
#7ECBF8 · #93D5FC · #A8DEFF · #BFE6FF · #D5EFFF
#4D9FCD · #327DA6 · #165D80 · #003F5B · #002234
#7DC0E8 · #8FBEDB · #9EBCCE
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.