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Portola Paints Blue Paint Colors
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Every blue in the Portola Paints deck — 7 colors, LRV 55 down to 2 — grouped by undertone and depth.
All 7 Portola Paints blue paint colors
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from Portola Paints's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
With seven colors spanning such a wide range, it's worth ordering samples of a couple of neighbors — Blue Moon and Newbury Port, for instance, sit close enough in depth that a physical drawdown is the only reliable way to tell them apart. All ship direct from portolapaints.com in New Standard acrylic, Roman Clay, or Lime Wash.
Any of these seven can also be color-matched at a paint counter and mixed into another brand's paint if you want the hue at a different price point or in a durable exterior formula. The match captures the color; it won't reproduce the added depth a Roman Clay or Lime Wash finish gives the same color.
Light to Dark
The whole Portola Paints blue range by depth. LRV is the number to trust — the same blue looks two steps darker on a wall than on a chip.
This family covers an unusually wide range for its size — from Nightlife at LRV 2 to Illusion at LRV 55 — so it can supply both a bright, sky-toned wall color and a near-black accent from the same seven-color set. Illusion is the only pick here that reads as genuinely light; everything else sits in deep, saturated territory.
For a room that needs to feel bright and open, Illusion is really the only choice in this family. For a moody kitchen island, a study, or a front door, Cobalt, In The Navy, or Nightlife all deliver real depth, with Cobalt reading as the most purely blue and Nightlife as the closest thing to black with a blue cast.
Portola Paints Blues by Room
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What Portola's Blues Actually Look Like
Portola's blue family holds seven colors, and it runs from a genuinely bright sky blue down to a near-black navy. Illusion (LRV 55) is the clear outlier — a light, airy sky blue that stands apart from the rest of the family, which otherwise sits well under LRV 30. Cobalt (LRV 8) is the most saturated true blue in the deck, a deep, rich color with real pigment strength rather than a muted, dusty cast.
The rest of the family leans slate and navy: Cyclone (LRV 26) is a mid-depth blue-gray, Newbury Port (LRV 11) and Blue Moon (LRV 9) both sit close together as deep, grounded slate blues, In The Navy (LRV 9) reads as a classic dark navy with a gray edge, and Nightlife (LRV 2) is nearly black — the deepest color in the entire family.
Blues in Roman Clay, Lime Wash, and Flat Acrylic
The deep slate and navy blues in this family — Cyclone, Newbury Port, Blue Moon, In The Navy — take well to Roman Clay, where the troweled layers add stone-like shadow to an already grounded color, reading closer to a dark, weathered stone than a flat painted wall. Cobalt, being the most saturated and pigment-rich color, tends to look cleanest and most vivid in flat New Standard acrylic, since texture can mute a strong, pure color's intensity.
Illusion, the lightest blue in the family, works nicely as Lime Wash for a soft, airy, slightly weathered look, closer to a faded coastal wall than a crisp painted one.
The Questions Everyone Asks
How many blue paint colors does Portola offer?
Seven: Illusion, Cyclone, Cobalt, Newbury Port, Blue Moon, In The Navy, and Nightlife. They span a wide range, from Illusion's light sky blue (LRV 55) down to Nightlife's near-black navy (LRV 2), with most of the family sitting in deep, saturated territory.
Which Portola blue is the brightest?
Illusion is by far the lightest at LRV 55, a genuinely bright, airy sky blue. It's the outlier in this family — every other blue in the deck sits under LRV 30, so Illusion is really the only pick here for a room that needs to feel light and open.
Which Portola blue is the most saturated true blue?
Cobalt, at LRV 8, is the most purely blue and pigment-rich color in the family — a deep, rich color rather than a muted, gray-leaning slate. The rest of the deep blues in this family lean more toward slate, navy, or near-black rather than a clean, saturated blue.
Do Portola's deep blues work well as Roman Clay?
Yes, especially the slate and navy tones like Cyclone, Newbury Port, Blue Moon, and In The Navy — the troweled layers add stone-like shadow to their already grounded color. Cobalt, being more saturated and pure, often looks cleanest as flat New Standard acrylic, since texture can soften a strong color's intensity.
Can I match a Portola blue into another paint brand?
Yes. Any of the seven blues can be color-matched at a paint counter and mixed into another brand's flat or exterior paint if you want a different price point or a tougher formula. The match reproduces the hue, not the depth a Roman Clay or Lime Wash finish adds to the same color.
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