Colour Palette
Colour is an important and integral part of our brand. The following information will help you understand how to use our colour palette to its full potential.
We have provided the following values for each of our approved colours:
- PMS and CMYK for print
- RGB for digital
To ensure consistency across print and digital media, we have occasionally tweaked the Pantone values so please use the relevant value as stated here, rather than converting from one medium to another.
Guide to web publishing
University Blue
PMS 2955
C100 M60 Y10 K53
R0 G56 B101
Burgundy
PMS 216
C13 M96 Y26 K52
R125 G34 B57
Cobalt
PMS 307
C100 M22 Y2 K18
R0 G117 B176
Lavender
PMS 2665
C70 M76 Y0 K0
R91 G77 B148
Leaf
PMS 348
C96 M2 Y100 K12
R0 G132 B61
Moss
PMS 625
C64 M16 Y45 K30
R56 G90 B79
Pillarbox
PMS 200
C3 M100 Y70 K12
R179 G12 B0
Rust
PMS 718
C0 M74 Y100 K8
R190 G77 B0
Sandstone
PMS 7531
C16 M29 Y38 K53
R122 G104 B85
Sky Blue
PMS 2144
C95 M53 Y0 K0
R0 G83 B152
Slate
PMS 431
C45 M25 Y16 K59
R79 G89 B97
Thistle
PMS 241
C30 M100 Y2 K2
R149 G18 B114
Secondary Colours
While the colours below are part of the brand palette, they are too light to support white text over them; this text must be black or University Blue. Because of this, it is not recommended for digital content creation and also should be taken into careful consideration when using for print.
Turquoise
PMS 3125
C84 M0 Y18 K0
R0 G181 B209
Rose
PMS 681
C16 M68 Y1 K9
R176 G108 B150
Pumpkin
PMS 1375
C0 M45 Y94 K0
R255 G185 B72
Sunshine
PMS 7404
C0 M11 Y88 K0
R255 G220 B54
Mocha
PMS 479
C14 M48 Y53 K26
R170 G128 B102
Gold Usage
The colour gold is allowed to be used for high-profile campaigns or specific ceremonial occasions such as Commemoration Day and graduations.
Wherever possible, the gold should be printed as a fifth metallic spot colour, PMS 871. If printing from CMYK use the values: C10 M20 Y60 K30. On websites and other digital media, gold should be avoided.
Contact brand@glasgow.ac.uk if you think you have a case to use gold or if you need any technical advice about printing gold.
Colours that work well together
We have chosen colours that compliment aspects of our activities, buildings and campus. Here are some examples of complementary colour combinations that work well. These are shown in combinations of four colours, three colours and two colours to give you a better understanding of how to use the brand palette in content.
Need Further Help?
Contact brand@glasgow.ac.uk for advice.