Los Angeles Lakers color palette
SportsThe Los Angeles Lakers' color identity is defined by its iconic purple and gold, representing the team's legacy and vibrancy. These colors are instantly recognizable across all branding, uniforms, and digital assets.
nba.comLos Angeles Lakers colors
Click any swatch to copy its hex. Hover for RGB and HSL.
Brand colors
The colors people recognise.- Lakers PurplePrimary85, 37, 131
- Lakers GoldSecondary253, 185, 39
- Lakers BlackAccent0, 0, 0
Surfaces
Page, cards and dividers.- Lakers WhiteBackground255, 255, 255
- Lakers Light GraySurface245, 245, 245
- Lakers Border GrayBorder227, 227, 227
Text
Three tiers of copy.- Lakers Deep PurpleText29, 17, 96
- Lakers GoldSecondary text253, 185, 39
- Lakers Muted GrayMuted text117, 117, 117
Semantic
Feedback and state colors.- Lakers Success GreenSuccess67, 160, 71
- Lakers Warning AmberWarning255, 160, 0
- Lakers Error RedError211, 47, 47
- Lakers Info BlueInfo25, 118, 210
Use Los Angeles Lakers's colors in your project
Pick a format, copy or download. Everything below is generated from the exact hex values above.
los-angeles-lakers-palette-colors.css · Paste into your global stylesheet.
:root {
--info: #1976D2;
--error: #D32F2F;
--accent: #000000;
--border: #E3E3E3;
--primary: #552583;
--success: #43A047;
--surface: #F5F5F5;
--warning: #FFA000;
--secondary: #FDB927;
--text-muted: #757575;
--background: #FFFFFF;
--text-primary: #1D1160;
--text-secondary: #FDB927;
}Contrast and accessibility
Every text tone tested against every surface, per WCAG 2.1.
Text on background
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
16.1:1
Pass
Text on surface
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
14.8:1
Pass
Secondary text on background
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
1.7:1
Fail
Secondary text on surface
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
1.6:1
Fail
Muted text on background
Needs 3:1 for large text
4.6:1
Pass
Muted text on surface
Needs 3:1 for large text
4.2:1
Pass
Los Angeles Lakers background, border and text colors
The quiet part of the Los Angeles Lakers palette: page background, card surfaces, dividers and the three text tones that sit on them. Click a value to copy it.
- Lakers WhiteBackground
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- Lakers Light GraySurface
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- Lakers Border GrayBorder
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- Lakers Deep PurpleText
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- Lakers GoldSecondary text
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- Lakers Muted GrayMuted text
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About Los Angeles Lakers's colors
The Lakers' palette is built around a vibrant purple and gold, evoking royalty, energy, and prestige. The supporting neutrals and accents provide contrast and clarity for digital and print applications.
Purple and gold are complementary and create high visual impact.
Black and white provide neutral balance for text and backgrounds.
Accent colors are used sparingly for clarity and emphasis.
Psychology
Purple suggests luxury, ambition, and power, while gold conveys success and excellence. Together, they reinforce the team's elite status and storied tradition.
Evolution
The Lakers' color palette has remained largely unchanged since the team's move to Los Angeles, maintaining its iconic purple and gold. Minor adjustments have been made to shades for digital consistency.
Where Los Angeles Lakers uses each color
- Primary
Lakers Purple is used for jerseys, logo backgrounds, and primary navigation elements.
- Secondary
Lakers Gold appears in jersey accents, logo highlights, and call-to-action buttons.
- Accent
Lakers Black is used for outlines, text, and secondary UI elements.
- Backgrounds
Lakers White and Light Gray are used for website backgrounds and print collateral.
- Text
Deep Purple and Gold are used for primary and secondary text, ensuring legibility and brand consistency.
- Semantic
Success, warning, error, and info colors are used in digital interfaces for alerts and notifications.
Los Angeles Lakers color questions
Hex codes, RGB values, neutrals and how to use the palette.
The official primary color for the Los Angeles Lakers is Lakers Purple, hex code #552583.
Lakers Purple (#552583) is RGB(85, 37, 131) and CMYK(74, 100, 0, 0).
The Lakers use Light Gray (#F5F5F5) and Border Gray (#E3E3E3) for backgrounds and borders in digital and print assets.
Lakers Purple and Gold should dominate primary branding, while neutrals and accent colors support legibility and hierarchy. Always use the exact hex codes to maintain brand consistency.
The secondary color is Lakers Gold, #FDB927, and the accent is Lakers Black, #000000. Together with the primary they make up the three brand colors at the top of this page.
4 of 6 text and background pairings meet WCAG 2.1 AA contrast. The contrast section above shows every pairing with its exact ratio.
Use the export block on this page. It gives you CSS custom properties, a Tailwind config, W3C design tokens or a shadcn/ui theme built from these exact hex values, with copy and download buttons.
Yes. Export the Claude Code skill, Cursor rules or Codex prompt from the same block. The agent then applies Los Angeles Lakers's colors consistently when it generates UI.
Make something in the spirit of Los Angeles Lakers
Start from this palette's mood and get an original 13-color system for your own project, contrast-checked and ready to export.