unicol (version 0.3.0)

gothenburg: Signature colour of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Description

gothenburg provides the signature colour of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Usage

gothenburg

Value

A named vector of colors (HEX/HTML codes of type character).

Format

An object of class character of length 1.

Author

unicol, 2023-10-12.

Details

The University blue colour is specified as PMS 294 C, 2945 U, CMYK 100 75 15 0, RGB 0 75 137, NCS 4550 R90B, or HEX "#004b89".

gothenburg uses the HEX color definition.

The University blue signature colour symbolises and communicates the core of the University of Gothenburg's identity. Blue signals confidence, calmness and stability. It is a colour perceived to be safe, classical and sombre. People commonly associate blue with the sea and closeness to the marine environment, which characterises Gothenburg and the Swedish west coast.

Notes:

• The University’s signature colour is primarily used for the quadrangular logo.

• The visual identity rules do not regulate or restrict the use of spot colours, but University blue is not a spot colour.

• The University of Gothenburg does not use colours to structure or assign distinct identities to organisation units.

See Also

seecol for viewing and comparing color palettes; usecol for using color palettes; simcol for finding similar colors; newpal for defining new color palettes; grepal for finding named colors.

Other Swedish university color palettes: lund_1, lund_2, lund_3, stockholm_1, stockholm_2, uppsala

Examples

gothenburg
unikn::seecol(gothenburg, 
              main = "Signature colour of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden")  # view color