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Panthers colors

The Carolina Panthers play in Charlotte, North Carolina, and use 3 registered colours: Panther Blue, Black and Silver. Every value below is listed in hexadecimal, red green blue, hue saturation lightness, and approximate cyan magenta yellow black, with contrast results computed from the values themselves.

These values are not yet verified

The colour values on this page are illustrative placeholders used while the site is being built. Each one must be traced to the team's own published brand assets and dated before it is presented as fact — see the method page. Do not use these figures for print or production yet.

Colour values

3 colours

Each swatch is rendered in CSS from the numeric value, not from a logo image. The figure on each chip is its contrast against white.

4.03:1

Panther Blue

primary

Hex#0085CA

Red green blue0, 133, 202

Hue saturation lightness200, 100%, 40%

Cyan magenta yellow black100, 34, 0, 21

17.89:1

Black

secondary

Hex#101820

Red green blue16, 24, 32

Hue saturation lightness210, 33%, 9%

Cyan magenta yellow black50, 25, 0, 87

1.82:1

Silver

tertiary

Hex#BFC0BF

Red green blue191, 192, 191

Hue saturation lightness120, 1%, 75%

Cyan magenta yellow black1, 0, 1, 25

Which pairings carry text

9 pairings measured

Computed with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines relative luminance formula. These decide whether a player name, a score or body copy stays readable.

Panther Blue on Black

4.44:1 Large text only

Panther Blue on Silver

2.21:1 Fails

Black on Panther Blue

4.44:1 Large text only

Black on Silver

9.81:1 AAA

Silver on Panther Blue

2.21:1 Fails

Silver on Black

9.81:1 AAA

Panther Blue on White

4.03:1 Large text only

Black on White

17.89:1 AAA

Silver on White

1.82:1 Fails

Strongest and weakest combination

The highest-contrast pairing available from this palette is Black on White at 17.89:1 — use it for anything carrying text.

The weakest is Silver on White at 1.82:1, which is not usable for text at any size.

Copy-ready values

:root {
  /* Carolina Panthers */
  --panthers-panther-blue: #0085CA;
  --panthers-black: #101820;
  --panthers-silver: #BFC0BF;
}

Put these colours on a shirt

Open the design studio with the Panthers palette loaded. Add your own artwork and type, then check the design for print problems — ink count, resolution, stroke weight and contrast against the fabric.

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About the Carolina Panthers palette

The Carolina Panthers were founded in 1995 and compete in the National Football Conference of the National Football League. Their primary colour, Panther Blue #0085CA, is a mid-tone, strongly saturated indigo.

The National Football League divides its thirty-two teams between two conferences, and uniform colour is regulated more tightly here than in any other major league: a team must register its colours with the league, and opposing teams are required to wear contrasting jerseys so that broadcast audiences can tell them apart.

Within the Southern Division the Panthers face Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Those are the matchups where two palettes appear in one frame, so they are the pairings most worth checking for a clash.