Colours

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.