Colour palette
The University of St Andrews colour palette has been designed to reflect the values of our institution.
Colour is a key part of our visual identity, and care should be taken when choosing appropriate colours from our palette.
Accurate reproduction of all colours is essential to maintain the high-quality appearance of the identity. Colours may vary in shade and density depending on the surface or screen to which it is applied. To overcome this, all colours must be matched to our approved colour swatches. Never use a previously produced item as a colour reference. The RGB colour breakdowns will vary with screen calibration.
White is also an important colour for our palette. It should be used to create space and to project a clean, modern and fresh presentation for all our layouts.
Web colours
For University web pages, the digital colours are based on the palette below. However, some colours are slightly adjusted for web accessibility purposes.
For further information on web colours, refer to the colours listed in the digital pattern library.
Primary colours
There are four primary colours that make up the University of St Andrews corporate identity, with St Andrews Blue being the core colour featuring at the forefront of most University products.
St Andrews Blue
PANTONE® 287
CMYK
100, 68, 0, 12
RGB
0, 83, 155
HEX
#00539b
St Andrews Red
PANTONE® 485
CMYK
0, 95, 94, 0
RGB
238, 49, 42
HEX
#ee312a
St Andrews Yellow
PANTONE® Yellow
CMYK
0, 9, 100, 0
RGB
255, 223, 0
HEX
#ffdf00
St Andrews Black
PANTONE® Black
CMYK
0, 0, 0,10 0
RGB
35, 31, 32
HEX
#231f20
Secondary colours
A palette of secondary colours has been selected to complement the primary colours. These are used throughout our identity to add diversity and extend the scope and variety of colour and mood.
St Andrews Light Blue
PANTONE® Cyan
CMYK
100, 0, 0, 0
RGB
0, 174, 239
HEX
#00aeef
St Andrews Mid Blue
PANTONE® 3005
CMYK
100, 40, 0, 0
RGB
0, 125, 197
HEX
#007dc5
St Andrews Burgundy
PANTONE® 1945
CMYK
0, 100, 56, 19
RGB
198, 12, 70
HEX
#c60c46
St Andrews Purple
PANTONE® 2593
CMYK
62, 63, 0, 0
RGB
123, 67, 154
HEX
#7b439a
St Andrews Orange
PANTONE® 151
CMYK
0, 59, 94, 0
RGB
245, 132, 43
HEX
#f5842b
St Andrews Green
PANTONE® 361
CMYK
69, 0, 100, 0
RGB
84, 185, 72
HEX
#54b948
St Andrews Mid Green
PANTONE® 356
CMYK
95, 0, 100, 27
RGB
0, 133, 63
HEX
#00853f
St Andrews Dark Green
PANTONE® 330
CMYK
100, 0, 48, 60
RGB
0, 89, 83
HEX
#005953