Color Palette and Fonts

Colors

The University colors are blue (PMS 540) and silver and were selected to be highly distinctive and unique to Old Dominion University. In applications where silver may not be used, grey (PMS 430) should be substituted.

Specific swatches have been chosen for CMYK and RGB applications, make sure you are using the right selections for your specific project.

Monarch Blue Color Swatch

Monarch Blue
cmyk 100, 77, 38, 36
rgb 0, 48, 87
hex #003057
PMS 540

Silver Reign color swatch

Silver Reign 
cmyk 52, 40, 37, 3
rgb 130, 130, 143
hex #828A8F
PMS 430

Sky Blue color swatch

Sky Blue
cmyk 38, 11, 0, 0 
rgb 152, 197, 234
hex #98C5EA
PMS 283

Web Colors

The University's Web Content Management System (WCMS) has the Web color palette pre-programmed. Development outside of the WCMS is not permitted. If you are looking to develop pages outside of the WCMS, you must contact University Communications before you begin work.

Fonts

To further emphasize the layers and levels of design, ODU employs several fonts in designs. Click the font styles below to download or purchase for your team. OpenSans is a free font, Microgramma and Vitesse licenses must be purchased by your department.