Colour contrast
Colour contrast between foreground copy and background colours/textures/images must adhere to the standards recommended by the W3C.
To test colour contrast try services like: http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/
DCC colour palette
The below are the primary colours in the Devon County Council brand.
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Teal
#00797f -
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Silver tree
#6fbc84
Below are the secondary colours in the complementary palette, which can be used as accent colours in navigation, the rainbow header and footer strips and as large header text on a white background.
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Ruby
#e40844 -
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Lightning yellow
#f49800 -
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Yellow green
#b9bb0e -
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Pelourous
#0a7ec2 -
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Vivid violet
#6e2380
Gel, social media icons and Primary copy colour
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Black
#000000 -
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Bright grey
#2a2e2f -
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Blue grey (the source)
#496a7a -
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Noname grey
#f2f2f2 -
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White
#ffffff
While these are fixed, shades of the primary and secondary colours are permitted.
Extended colour palette and colour contrast
Our extended palette offers dark, light and bright hues and tints. The darkest and lightest colours can be used together. To make sure each new hue or tint, when combined with black or white, met level AAA we have checked every hex code against an online colour contrast checker tool.
View our extended colour palette with colour contrast variations