University of Notre Dame brand colors
Notre Dame specifies a metallic gold as a primary, and says plainly in its own guidelines that neither primary reproduces as richly in four-color process as it does as a spot ink. The thirteen colors below are the fullest published palette of any institution in this set.
Official site: nd.edu
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND Blue | primary | #0C2340 | 12, 35, 64 | 213, 68%, 15% | 289 | 99, 84, 45, 51 | Fill screen |
| ND Metallic Gold | secondary | #AE9142 | 174, 145, 66 | 44, 45%, 47% | 10127 | 31, 39, 88, 5 | Fill screen |
| Medium Blue | accent | #143865 | 20, 56, 101 | 213, 67%, 24% | 2154 | 100, 77, 34, 22 | Fill screen |
| Bright Blue | accent | #1C4F8F | 28, 79, 143 | 213, 67%, 34% | 2945 | 97, 77, 15, 3 | Fill screen |
| Dark Gold | accent | #8C7535 | 140, 117, 53 | 44, 45%, 38% | 4495 | 41, 46, 93, 17 | Fill screen |
| Bright Gold | accent | #D39F10 | 211, 159, 16 | 44, 86%, 45% | 117 | 18, 37, 100, 1 | Fill screen |
| Dark Sky Blue | neutral light | #C1CDDD | 193, 205, 221 | 214, 29%, 81% | 5376, 87% tint | 23, 13, 6, 0 | Fill screen |
| Medium Sky Blue | neutral light | #E1E8F2 | 225, 232, 242 | 215, 40%, 92% | 650, 57% tint | 10, 5, 1, 0 | Fill screen |
| Light Sky Blue | neutral light | #EDF2F9 | 237, 242, 249 | 215, 50%, 95% | 656, 40% tint | 5, 2, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Warm White | neutral light | #EFE9D9 | 239, 233, 217 | 44, 41%, 89% | 4545, 28% tint | 6, 6, 14, 0 | Fill screen |
| Light Warm White | neutral light | #F8F4EC | 248, 244, 236 | 40, 46%, 95% | 9064, 60% tint | 2, 2, 6, 0 | Fill screen |
| Green | accent | #0A843D | 10, 132, 61 | 145, 86%, 28% | 347 | 96, 2, 100, 12 | Fill screen |
| Light Green | accent | #B3DAC5 | 179, 218, 197 | 148, 35%, 78% | 2246, 85% tint | 30, 1, 26, 0 | Fill screen |
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Contrast pairs
ND Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 15.8 to 1.
Of 210 ordered pairs in this palette, 70 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 102 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | ND Blue | ND Metallic Gold | Medium Blue | Bright Blue | Dark Gold | Bright Gold | Dark Sky Blue | Medium Sky Blue | Light Sky Blue | Warm White | Light Warm White | Green | Light Green | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND Blue | 5.2ND Blue on ND Metallic Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.3ND Blue on Medium Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.9ND Blue on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.5ND Blue on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 6.6ND Blue on Bright Gold, passes AA for body text | 9.8ND Blue on Dark Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 12.8ND Blue on Medium Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 14.0ND Blue on Light Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 13.0ND Blue on Warm White, passes AA for body text | 14.4ND Blue on Light Warm White, passes AA for body text | 3.3ND Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 10.3ND Blue on Light Green, passes AA for body text | 15.8ND Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.3ND Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| ND Metallic Gold | 5.2ND Metallic Gold on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.9ND Metallic Gold on Medium Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.7ND Metallic Gold on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.5ND Metallic Gold on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3ND Metallic Gold on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.9ND Metallic Gold on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.5ND Metallic Gold on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.7ND Metallic Gold on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.5ND Metallic Gold on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 2.8ND Metallic Gold on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.6ND Metallic Gold on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.0ND Metallic Gold on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 3.0ND Metallic Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 6.9ND Metallic Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Medium Blue | 1.3Medium Blue on ND Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.9Medium Blue on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.4Medium Blue on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.6Medium Blue on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 4.9Medium Blue on Bright Gold, passes AA for body text | 7.3Medium Blue on Dark Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 9.6Medium Blue on Medium Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 10.5Medium Blue on Light Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 9.7Medium Blue on Warm White, passes AA for body text | 10.7Medium Blue on Light Warm White, passes AA for body text | 2.5Medium Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 7.7Medium Blue on Light Green, passes AA for body text | 11.8Medium Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.8Medium Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Bright Blue | 1.9Bright Blue on ND Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.7Bright Blue on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.4Bright Blue on Medium Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.8Bright Blue on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.4Bright Blue on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 5.1Bright Blue on Dark Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.6Bright Blue on Medium Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 7.3Bright Blue on Light Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.8Bright Blue on Warm White, passes AA for body text | 7.5Bright Blue on Light Warm White, passes AA for body text | 1.7Bright Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 5.4Bright Blue on Light Green, passes AA for body text | 8.2Bright Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 2.6Bright Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Dark Gold | 3.5Dark Gold on ND Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.5Dark Gold on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.6Dark Gold on Medium Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.8Dark Gold on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.9Dark Gold on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.8Dark Gold on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.6Dark Gold on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.0Dark Gold on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.7Dark Gold on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 4.1Dark Gold on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.1Dark Gold on Green, fails AA for body text | 2.9Dark Gold on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 4.5Dark Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 4.7Dark Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Bright Gold | 6.6Bright Gold on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.3Bright Gold on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 4.9Bright Gold on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.4Bright Gold on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.9Bright Gold on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.5Bright Gold on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.9Bright Gold on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.1Bright Gold on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.0Bright Gold on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 2.2Bright Gold on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 2.0Bright Gold on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.6Bright Gold on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4Bright Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 8.7Bright Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Dark Sky Blue | 9.8Dark Sky Blue on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.9Dark Sky Blue on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 7.3Dark Sky Blue on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 5.1Dark Sky Blue on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.8Dark Sky Blue on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.5Dark Sky Blue on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3Dark Sky Blue on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Dark Sky Blue on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.3Dark Sky Blue on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.5Dark Sky Blue on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 3.0Dark Sky Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.1Dark Sky Blue on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 1.6Dark Sky Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 13.0Dark Sky Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Medium Sky Blue | 12.8Medium Sky Blue on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.5Medium Sky Blue on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.6Medium Sky Blue on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.6Medium Sky Blue on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.6Medium Sky Blue on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.9Medium Sky Blue on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3Medium Sky Blue on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Medium Sky Blue on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.0Medium Sky Blue on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.1Medium Sky Blue on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 3.9Medium Sky Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.2Medium Sky Blue on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 1.2Medium Sky Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 17.0Medium Sky Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Sky Blue | 14.0Light Sky Blue on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.7Light Sky Blue on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 10.5Light Sky Blue on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 7.3Light Sky Blue on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 4.0Light Sky Blue on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.1Light Sky Blue on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Sky Blue on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Sky Blue on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Sky Blue on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.0Light Sky Blue on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 4.3Light Sky Blue on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Sky Blue on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Sky Blue on White, fails AA for body text | 18.7Light Sky Blue on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Warm White | 13.0Warm White on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.5Warm White on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.7Warm White on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 6.8Warm White on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.7Warm White on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.0Warm White on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.3Warm White on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.0Warm White on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Warm White on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Warm White on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 4.0Warm White on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Warm White on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 1.2Warm White on White, fails AA for body text | 17.3Warm White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Warm White | 14.4Light Warm White on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.8Light Warm White on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 10.7Light Warm White on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 7.5Light Warm White on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 4.1Light Warm White on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.2Light Warm White on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.5Light Warm White on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Warm White on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.0Light Warm White on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Warm White on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 4.4Light Warm White on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Warm White on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Warm White on White, fails AA for body text | 19.1Light Warm White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Green | 3.3Green on ND Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.6Green on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.5Green on Medium Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.7Green on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1Green on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.0Green on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.0Green on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 3.9Green on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.3Green on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.0Green on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 4.4Green on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 3.1Green on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 4.8Green on White, passes AA for body text | 4.4Green on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Light Green | 10.3Light Green on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.0Light Green on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 7.7Light Green on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 5.4Light Green on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 2.9Light Green on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.6Light Green on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Green on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.2Light Green on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Green on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Green on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Green on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 3.1Light Green on Green, fails AA for body text | 1.5Light Green on White, fails AA for body text | 13.8Light Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 15.8White on ND Blue, passes AA for body text | 3.0White on ND Metallic Gold, fails AA for body text | 11.8White on Medium Blue, passes AA for body text | 8.2White on Bright Blue, passes AA for body text | 4.5White on Dark Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.4White on Bright Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.6White on Dark Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.2White on Medium Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Light Sky Blue, fails AA for body text | 1.2White on Warm White, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Light Warm White, fails AA for body text | 4.8White on Green, passes AA for body text | 1.5White on Light Green, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 1.3Black on ND Blue, fails AA for body text | 6.9Black on ND Metallic Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.8Black on Medium Blue, fails AA for body text | 2.6Black on Bright Blue, fails AA for body text | 4.7Black on Dark Gold, passes AA for body text | 8.7Black on Bright Gold, passes AA for body text | 13.0Black on Dark Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 17.0Black on Medium Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 18.7Black on Light Sky Blue, passes AA for body text | 17.3Black on Warm White, passes AA for body text | 19.1Black on Light Warm White, passes AA for body text | 4.4Black on Green, fails AA for body text | 13.8Black on Light Green, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://onmessage.nd.edu/university-branding/colors/
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