University of Washington brand colors
Washington publishes two distinct purples and three distinct golds, splitting each by use rather than nominating one of each. Its accent colors come with an explicit budget: they should not cover more than 15% of any design.
Official site: washington.edu
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky Purple | primary | #32006E | 50, 0, 110 | 267, 100%, 22% | 2685 | 93, 100, 18, 21 | Fill screen |
| Spirit Purple | secondary | #4B2E83 | 75, 46, 131 | 260, 48%, 35% | 266 | 84, 100, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Husky Gold | accent | #B7A57A | 183, 165, 122 | 42, 30%, 60% | 7502 | 0, 13, 43, 13 | Fill screen |
| Heritage Gold | accent | #85754D | 133, 117, 77 | 43, 27%, 41% | 871 | 30, 35, 60, 0 | Fill screen |
| Spirit Gold | accent | #FFC700 | 255, 199, 0 | 47, 100%, 50% | 7408 | 7, 21, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| Accent Green | accent | #AADB1E | 170, 219, 30 | 76, 76%, 49% | 2290 | 40, 0, 100, 0 | Fill screen |
| Accent Teal | accent | #2AD2C9 | 42, 210, 201 | 177, 67%, 49% | 3252 | 68, 0, 36, 8 | Fill screen |
| Accent Pink | accent | #E93CAC | 233, 60, 172 | 321, 80%, 57% | 232 | 0, 87, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Accent Lavender | accent | #C5B4E3 | 197, 180, 227 | 262, 46%, 80% | 2635 | 13, 19, 0, 11 | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Husky Purple passes AA for body text on white, at 15.4 to 1.
Of 110 ordered pairs in this palette, 40 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 48 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Husky Purple | Spirit Purple | Husky Gold | Heritage Gold | Spirit Gold | Accent Green | Accent Teal | Accent Pink | Accent Lavender | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky Purple | 1.5Husky Purple on Spirit Purple, fails AA for body text | 6.4Husky Purple on Husky Gold, passes AA for body text | 3.4Husky Purple on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.9Husky Purple on Spirit Gold, passes AA for body text | 9.4Husky Purple on Accent Green, passes AA for body text | 8.2Husky Purple on Accent Teal, passes AA for body text | 4.2Husky Purple on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 8.1Husky Purple on Accent Lavender, passes AA for body text | 15.4Husky Purple on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Husky Purple on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Spirit Purple | 1.5Spirit Purple on Husky Purple, fails AA for body text | 4.3Spirit Purple on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.3Spirit Purple on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 6.7Spirit Purple on Spirit Gold, passes AA for body text | 6.4Spirit Purple on Accent Green, passes AA for body text | 5.5Spirit Purple on Accent Teal, passes AA for body text | 2.8Spirit Purple on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 5.5Spirit Purple on Accent Lavender, passes AA for body text | 10.4Spirit Purple on White, passes AA for body text | 2.0Spirit Purple on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Husky Gold | 6.4Husky Gold on Husky Purple, passes AA for body text | 4.3Husky Gold on Spirit Purple, fails AA for body text | 1.9Husky Gold on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.6Husky Gold on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.5Husky Gold on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 1.3Husky Gold on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.5Husky Gold on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 1.3Husky Gold on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 2.4Husky Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 8.7Husky Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Heritage Gold | 3.4Heritage Gold on Husky Purple, fails AA for body text | 2.3Heritage Gold on Spirit Purple, fails AA for body text | 1.9Heritage Gold on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.9Heritage Gold on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.8Heritage Gold on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 2.4Heritage Gold on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.2Heritage Gold on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 2.4Heritage Gold on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 4.5Heritage Gold on White, passes AA for body text | 4.7Heritage Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Spirit Gold | 9.9Spirit Gold on Husky Purple, passes AA for body text | 6.7Spirit Gold on Spirit Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.6Spirit Gold on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.9Spirit Gold on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.0Spirit Gold on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 1.2Spirit Gold on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 2.4Spirit Gold on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 1.2Spirit Gold on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 1.6Spirit Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 13.4Spirit Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Accent Green | 9.4Accent Green on Husky Purple, passes AA for body text | 6.4Accent Green on Spirit Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.5Accent Green on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.8Accent Green on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.0Accent Green on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1Accent Green on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 2.3Accent Green on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 1.2Accent Green on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 1.6Accent Green on White, fails AA for body text | 12.9Accent Green on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Accent Teal | 8.2Accent Teal on Husky Purple, passes AA for body text | 5.5Accent Teal on Spirit Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.3Accent Teal on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.4Accent Teal on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Accent Teal on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.1Accent Teal on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 2.0Accent Teal on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 1.0Accent Teal on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 1.9Accent Teal on White, fails AA for body text | 11.2Accent Teal on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Accent Pink | 4.2Accent Pink on Husky Purple, fails AA for body text | 2.8Accent Pink on Spirit Purple, fails AA for body text | 1.5Accent Pink on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Accent Pink on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.4Accent Pink on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.3Accent Pink on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 2.0Accent Pink on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.9Accent Pink on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 3.7Accent Pink on White, fails AA for body text | 5.7Accent Pink on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Accent Lavender | 8.1Accent Lavender on Husky Purple, passes AA for body text | 5.5Accent Lavender on Spirit Purple, passes AA for body text | 1.3Accent Lavender on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 2.4Accent Lavender on Heritage Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Accent Lavender on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.2Accent Lavender on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 1.0Accent Lavender on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 1.9Accent Lavender on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 1.9Accent Lavender on White, fails AA for body text | 11.0Accent Lavender on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 15.4White on Husky Purple, passes AA for body text | 10.4White on Spirit Purple, passes AA for body text | 2.4White on Husky Gold, fails AA for body text | 4.5White on Heritage Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.6White on Spirit Gold, fails AA for body text | 1.6White on Accent Green, fails AA for body text | 1.9White on Accent Teal, fails AA for body text | 3.7White on Accent Pink, fails AA for body text | 1.9White on Accent Lavender, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 1.4Black on Husky Purple, fails AA for body text | 2.0Black on Spirit Purple, fails AA for body text | 8.7Black on Husky Gold, passes AA for body text | 4.7Black on Heritage Gold, passes AA for body text | 13.4Black on Spirit Gold, passes AA for body text | 12.9Black on Accent Green, passes AA for body text | 11.2Black on Accent Teal, passes AA for body text | 5.7Black on Accent Pink, passes AA for body text | 11.0Black on Accent Lavender, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://www.washington.edu/brand/brand-elements/colors/
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