Color spec
| Brand | Portola Paints |
| Name | Nightlife |
| SKU | Nightlife |
| Hex | #242A46 |
| RGB | 36, 42, 70 |
| HSL | 229°, 32%, 21% |
| LRV | 2 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Portola Paints Nightlife
At LRV 2, Nightlife is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.
Nightlife earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
Closest matches by brand
2 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Dutch Boy
Similar Portola Paints colors
closest in the Portola Paints deckThe nearest shades to Nightlife within Portola Paints's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #242A46 in HSL space. Pair Nightlife with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Portola Paints Nightlife Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Nightlife from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Portola Paints Nightlife directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Nightlife
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Nightlife is Starry Sky (340-7DB) — very close at ΔE 2.21, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 3 vs 2) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Starry Sky swatch →