Port Gore Color

#251f4f

Port Gore is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #dae0b0
Complementary Color #494f1f
Color Shade: mid blue (247.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.57% (better contrasting with white)
Port Gore Color Sample
Port Gore Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #251f4f

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Port Gore Color. The Dark Dreams color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jacarta (#3a2a6a) for more calm effect. Try After Work Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#494f1f is the best complementary color to Port Gore. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #251f4f complementary color is Thatch Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Port Gore are #1f314f and #3d1f4f. Thus found on the left and right of #251f4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud Burst and Grape colors as they work well with Port Gore.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Port Gore palette consists of #314f1f and #4f3d1f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#494f1f). Try Mallard and Metallic Bronze colors in combination with #251f4f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #251f4f offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Port Gore. Thus Everglade and Cocoa Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Port Gore contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch Green, Wine Berry, and Te Papa Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #251f4f square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Port Gore tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#494f1f) and two others. The Cocoa Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Dianne – 120° from the complementary Thatch Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f251f and #1f484f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #251f4f is made of 25% red, 21% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Port Gore has a hue angle of 247.5°, a saturation of 43.64% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #251f4f is made of 16.47% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #251f4f
RGB Decimal rgb(37,31,79)
RGB Percentage 25%, 21%, 54%
CMYK 16.47, 18.82, 0, 69.02
HSL hsl(247.5,43.64%,21.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(247.5,60.76%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.1574,17.5855,-28.7383)
XYZ xyz(2.6642,1.9378,7.6307)
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