VeritraceData

Brand system

One mark, one motif, one accent.

The identity derives from the mark: three nodes on a rising line through a V. Nodes are entities and stages, connectors are relationships. That motif replaces decorative iconography across the product and the site.

Palette

Colour and usage rules

Navy

#0E2247

Primary surface and type colour. Carries the majority of visual weight.

Navy deep

#081630

Headers, footer, dense data surfaces.

Navy mid

#1B3A66

Secondary structure and hover states.

Teal

#14A3B4

Sole accent and the verified state. Functional only.

Canvas

#F7F9FA

Page background.

Surface

#FFFFFF

Panels.

Hairline

#DCE3E8

All borders. No shadows anywhere.

Amber

#B07A28

Stale verification only.

Do

  • Use teal for verified states, active nodes and current selection.
  • Use hairlines for every boundary.
  • Keep radii at 2px or less.

Do not

  • Fill large areas with teal, or use teal gradients.
  • Add shadows, blur or decorative iconography.
  • Use amber for anything other than stale verification.

Motif

Node and connector states

Inactive node

Active node

Traversed connector

Type scale

Restrained, dense, functional

H1 displayNewsreader 400, 40px mobile, 52px desktop, leading 1.05
H2 displayNewsreader 400, 26px, leading 1.12
BodyInter Tight, 15px, leading 1.55, max width 62ch
LabelIBM Plex Mono, 11px, uppercase, letter-spacing 0.08em
NumeralsIBM Plex Mono, tabular figures throughout

Spacing

Four point scale

4
8
12
16
24
32
48
56
72

Logo

Clear space and minimum sizes

Mark, monochrome navy

Mark, reversed

Clear space equals the height of one node on all sides. Minimum size is 20px for the mark and 96px wide for the wordmark. The mark is never recoloured, rotated or placed on a photograph.