Portage Color

#8b98d8

Portage is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #746727
Complementary Color #d7ca8b
Color Shade: cool blue (229.87° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.61% (better contrasting with white)
Portage Color Sample
Portage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b98d8

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Portage Color. The Twilight Twinkle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aster Flower Blue (#9bacd8) for more calm effect. Try Violets Are Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d7ca8b is the best complementary color to Portage. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b98d8 complementary color is Straw, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chetwode Blue are #8bbed7 and #a48bd7. Thus found on the left and right of #8b98d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Lilac Bush colors as they work well with Portage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Portage palette consists of #bed78b and #d7a48b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7ca8b). Try Deco and My Pink colors in combination with #8b98d8, 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 #8b98d8 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Portage. Thus Feijoa and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Portage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Straw, Shocking, and Vista Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b98d8 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green 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. Portage tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d7ca8b) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monte Carlo – 120° from the complementary Straw. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d78b98 and #8bd7ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b98d8 is made of 27% red, 30% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Portage has a hue angle of 229.87°, a saturation of 49.68% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b98d8 is made of 30.2% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #8b98d8
RGB Decimal rgb(139,152,216)
RGB Percentage 27%, 30%, 43%
CMYK 30.2, 25.1, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(229.87,49.68%,69.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(229.87,35.65%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.0825,10.6911,-34.1373)
XYZ xyz(34.2704,32.9033,69.5105)
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