Brand Colors

^*Special usage only: The red in the main palette should only be used sparingly, for example to show a negation such as a circle/slash or in a combination of red, white and blue for a holiday.

CPS Varsity Blue

Hex #1D48C0

Lunch Tray Teal

Hex #28A2B8

School Bus Yellow

Hex #FFA110

Basketball Orange

Hex #FF6202

Chalkboard Green

Hex #058373

Pom-Pom Purple

Hex #8B2BA1

Stop Paddle Red^*

Hex #E2222D

Pencil Lead Grey

Hex #3C3C3C

Ballpoint Blue

Hex #061A53

Notebook Turquoise

Hex #186A83

Hot Dog Mustard Yellow

Hex #B95E04

School Locker Orange

Hex #D93F0A

Trashcan Green

Hex #00463F

Theater Curtain Plum

Hex #621E71

Mortarboard Black

Hex #00000

Recess Sky Blue

Hex #80D0FB

Aquarium Aqua

Hex #50C4D9

No. 2 Pencil Yellow

Hex #FFD22B

Glue Cap Orange

Hex #FF8C44

Field Turf Green

Hex #7EC352

Highlighter Violet

Hex #C157E5

Laptop Silver

Hex #CECECE

Accessible Color Combinations

This chart details the combinations of CPS brand colors that pass (anything labeled AA or AAA).

In order to adhere to accessibility standards and ensure optimal legibility, the contrast ratio between type and background color needs to be 4.5:1.

Use the table below with the dots representing the font color, or you can check you colors using a contrast checker.

Main	Dark	Tertiary
white yellow gray	white cyan yellow dark yellow orange lime green tertiary cyan gray	dark-blue black
dark blue dark green dark purple dark gray black	white black	white
blue dark blue dark green purple dark purple dark gray black	dark blue dark green dark purple dark gray black	dark blue dark green dark purple dark gray black
dark blue black	white black	blue dark blue dark green purple dark purple dark gray black
white black	white cyan yellow dark yellow lime green gray	Empty Cell
white yellow gray	white cyan yellow dark yellow lime green gray	Empty Cell
white cyan yellow dark yellow lime green gray	white cyan dark cyan yellow dark yellow dark orange lime green tertiary cyan gray	Empty Cell

Main Palette

Dark Palette

Light Palette

Accessible Color Combinations