Colors
When a color is marked "WCAG safe", that means it has enough contrast to be used as colored text against a white background, or that white text can be displayed against a background of that color. Other color combinations should be checked for contrast before being used in text.
Site Brand Colors
Primary
#336aff
WCAG-safe
#138761
WCAG-safe
#7a46ff
WCAG-safe
#666666
WCAG-safe
Secondary
#06005a
WCAG-safe
#00b5e2
Not Safe
#af272f
WCAG-safe
#796e65
WCAG-safe
#78be20
Not Safe
#5949a7
WCAG-safe
#a7a8aa
Not Safe
#003da5
WCAG-safe
#a59c94
Not Safe
#53565a
WCAG-safe
Tertiary
#ffa300
Not Safe
#ae650c
WCAG-safe
#ef4a81
Not Safe
Text
#231f20
WCAG-safe
#0773be
WCAG-safe
#f5f5f5
Default background color for html body
Pastel
These colors are WCAG-safe with black text, and can be used against a white or gray background.
#e0eff9
#e7f3ef
#e7ebf7
#e8e8e8
#fff3de
"Let's Measure Up" Campaign Specific Colors
Primary
#008ed6
Not Safe
#009966
Not Safe
#5877cc
Not Safe
#777777
Not Safe
Secondary
#0085e2
Not Safe
#788e20
Not Safe
Recommended Color Combinations
These text/background color combinations meet our accessibility standards.
Text on a Default Background
#ffffff
$s_lightgray
Text on Background Colors
$p_blue
$p_green
$p_purple
$p_coolgray10
$s_red
$s_warmgray10
$s_purple
$s_darkblue
$s_coolgray11
$pastel_blue
$pastel_green
$pastel_purple
$pastel_gray
$pastel_orange
Formatting
Eyebrows should use darker colors for weight:
- $p_blue
- $s_warmgray10
- $s_purple
- $p_green
- $p_purple
- $s_red
Alerts should use vibrant colors for visibility:
- $s_green
- $t_orange
- $s_blue
- $s_red
Icons should use WCAG safe colors.
* $link must be bold to have enough contrast against a colored background.