University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill brand colors
Carolina Blue is among the few university colors specific enough to have entered general use as a color name in its own right. UNC publishes it with Navy as its primary pair, and names each supporting color after a place on campus.
Official site: unc.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Blue | primary | #4B9CD3 | 75, 156, 211 | 204, 61%, 56% | 542 C | 60, 19, 1, 4 | Fill screen |
| Navy | secondary | #13294B | 19, 41, 75 | 216, 60%, 18% | 2767 C | 100, 90, 10, 77 | Fill screen |
| Bolin Creek | accent | #2C5080 | 44, 80, 128 | 214, 49%, 34% | 2161 C | 80, 55, 5, 34 | Fill screen |
| Fordham Fountain | accent | #B7D7ED | 183, 215, 237 | 204, 60%, 82% | 290 C | 24, 7, 0, 2 | Fill screen |
| Cloud | neutral light | #EDF5FB | 237, 245, 251 | 206, 64%, 96% | 290 C 30% | 6, 2, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Old Well Basin | neutral dark | #5B6670 | 91, 102, 112 | 209, 10%, 40% | 431 C | 68, 52, 44, 17 | Fill screen |
| Flat Gray | neutral light | #A2AAAD | 162, 170, 173 | 196, 6%, 66% | 429 C | 21, 11, 9, 23 | Fill screen |
| Cornerstone | neutral light | #CFD3D5 | 207, 211, 213 | 200, 7%, 82% | 427 C | 17, 11, 11, 0 | Fill screen |
| Franklin Fog | neutral light | #ECEDED | 236, 237, 237 | 180, 3%, 93% | 427 C 40% | 6, 4, 4, 0 | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Carolina Blue passes AA for body text on black, at 7 to 1.
Of 110 ordered pairs in this palette, 44 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 54 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Carolina Blue | Navy | Bolin Creek | Fordham Fountain | Cloud | Old Well Basin | Flat Gray | Cornerstone | Franklin Fog | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Blue | 4.8Carolina Blue on Navy, passes AA for body text | 2.7Carolina Blue on Bolin Creek, fails AA for body text | 2.0Carolina Blue on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 2.7Carolina Blue on Cloud, fails AA for body text | 1.9Carolina Blue on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 1.3Carolina Blue on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.0Carolina Blue on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 2.6Carolina Blue on Franklin Fog, fails AA for body text | 3.0Carolina Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 7.0Carolina Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Navy | 4.8Navy on Carolina Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.8Navy on Bolin Creek, fails AA for body text | 9.7Navy on Fordham Fountain, passes AA for body text | 13.2Navy on Cloud, passes AA for body text | 2.5Navy on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 6.2Navy on Flat Gray, passes AA for body text | 9.6Navy on Cornerstone, passes AA for body text | 12.4Navy on Franklin Fog, passes AA for body text | 14.5Navy on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Navy on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Bolin Creek | 2.7Bolin Creek on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.8Bolin Creek on Navy, fails AA for body text | 5.4Bolin Creek on Fordham Fountain, passes AA for body text | 7.4Bolin Creek on Cloud, passes AA for body text | 1.4Bolin Creek on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 3.5Bolin Creek on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 5.4Bolin Creek on Cornerstone, passes AA for body text | 7.0Bolin Creek on Franklin Fog, passes AA for body text | 8.2Bolin Creek on White, passes AA for body text | 2.6Bolin Creek on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Fordham Fountain | 2.0Fordham Fountain on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 9.7Fordham Fountain on Navy, passes AA for body text | 5.4Fordham Fountain on Bolin Creek, passes AA for body text | 1.4Fordham Fountain on Cloud, fails AA for body text | 3.9Fordham Fountain on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 1.6Fordham Fountain on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.0Fordham Fountain on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 1.3Fordham Fountain on Franklin Fog, fails AA for body text | 1.5Fordham Fountain on White, fails AA for body text | 14.0Fordham Fountain on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Cloud | 2.7Cloud on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 13.2Cloud on Navy, passes AA for body text | 7.4Cloud on Bolin Creek, passes AA for body text | 1.4Cloud on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 5.3Cloud on Old Well Basin, passes AA for body text | 2.1Cloud on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Cloud on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 1.1Cloud on Franklin Fog, fails AA for body text | 1.1Cloud on White, fails AA for body text | 19.1Cloud on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Old Well Basin | 1.9Old Well Basin on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.5Old Well Basin on Navy, fails AA for body text | 1.4Old Well Basin on Bolin Creek, fails AA for body text | 3.9Old Well Basin on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 5.3Old Well Basin on Cloud, passes AA for body text | 2.5Old Well Basin on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.9Old Well Basin on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 5.0Old Well Basin on Franklin Fog, passes AA for body text | 5.9Old Well Basin on White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Old Well Basin on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Flat Gray | 1.3Flat Gray on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 6.2Flat Gray on Navy, passes AA for body text | 3.5Flat Gray on Bolin Creek, fails AA for body text | 1.6Flat Gray on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 2.1Flat Gray on Cloud, fails AA for body text | 2.5Flat Gray on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 1.6Flat Gray on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 2.0Flat Gray on Franklin Fog, fails AA for body text | 2.4Flat Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 8.9Flat Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Cornerstone | 2.0Cornerstone on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 9.6Cornerstone on Navy, passes AA for body text | 5.4Cornerstone on Bolin Creek, passes AA for body text | 1.0Cornerstone on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 1.4Cornerstone on Cloud, fails AA for body text | 3.9Cornerstone on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 1.6Cornerstone on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Cornerstone on Franklin Fog, fails AA for body text | 1.5Cornerstone on White, fails AA for body text | 13.9Cornerstone on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Franklin Fog | 2.6Franklin Fog on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 12.4Franklin Fog on Navy, passes AA for body text | 7.0Franklin Fog on Bolin Creek, passes AA for body text | 1.3Franklin Fog on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 1.1Franklin Fog on Cloud, fails AA for body text | 5.0Franklin Fog on Old Well Basin, passes AA for body text | 2.0Franklin Fog on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Franklin Fog on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 1.2Franklin Fog on White, fails AA for body text | 17.9Franklin Fog on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 3.0White on Carolina Blue, fails AA for body text | 14.5White on Navy, passes AA for body text | 8.2White on Bolin Creek, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Fordham Fountain, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Cloud, fails AA for body text | 5.9White on Old Well Basin, passes AA for body text | 2.4White on Flat Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.5White on Cornerstone, fails AA for body text | 1.2White on Franklin Fog, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 7.0Black on Carolina Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.4Black on Navy, fails AA for body text | 2.6Black on Bolin Creek, fails AA for body text | 14.0Black on Fordham Fountain, passes AA for body text | 19.1Black on Cloud, passes AA for body text | 3.6Black on Old Well Basin, fails AA for body text | 8.9Black on Flat Gray, passes AA for body text | 13.9Black on Cornerstone, passes AA for body text | 17.9Black on Franklin Fog, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://identity.unc.edu/brand-identity/color/
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