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Brand Color Tool with Extended Palette

Palette display

Select up to two colors to compare

Select a color swatch below to get started. You can compare up to two colors at a time — once two are selected, the contrast ratio between them is calculated automatically.

Left end is darkest shade, right end is lightest tint.

Color contrast

Contrast ratio:

Normal text:

Large text:

University Policy 7215: Information Technology Accessibility requires digital and web accessibility standards to meet that of WCAG 2.1 Level AA. The WCAG success criteria for color contrast requires a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, and a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 for graphics and user interface components (such as form input borders). Level AAA requires a contrast ratio of at least 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text.

Large text is defined as 14 point (typically 18.66px) and bold or larger, or 18 point (typically 24px) or larger. More information on WCAG color contrast criteria.