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 | #746011 |
| Complementary Color | #eeda8b |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Portage Color. The Pan Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cold Lips (#9ba0ef) for more calm effect. Try Guilliman Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eeda8b 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 #8b9fee complementary color is Flax, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Portage are #8bd0ee and #a88bee. Thus found on the left and right of #8b9fee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seagull and Portage colors as they work well with Portage.
The split-complementary Portage palette consists of #d0ee8b and #eea88b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eeda8b). Try Sulu and Tacao colors in combination with #8b9fee, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8b9fee 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 Sulu and Mauvelous giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax, Lavender Magenta, and Magic Mint split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b9fee square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
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 (#eeda8b) and two others. The Mauvelous is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Riptide – 120° from the complementary Flax. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee8b9f and #8beeda.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b9fee is made of 26% red, 30% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Portage has a hue angle of 227.88°, a saturation of 74.44% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b9fee is made of 38.82% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #8b9fee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,159,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 30%, 44% |
| CMYK | 38.82, 30.98, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(227.88,74.44%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.88,41.6%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8686,12.6888,-41.9241) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4782,36.4583,85.8981) |