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HSRA 25-237 - Document 1
High Speed Rail Authority
BRAND GUIDELINES
Colour Palette
ACCENTS
These accent colours are to be used 
minimal y. The Sky Blue is only used when 
reversing text or icons on Prussian Blue –  
it provides more contrast than Beau Blue. 
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Ochre is currently only used for minor 
subheads and infographics.
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Sky Blue
Ochre
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C30 M10 Y5 K0
C11 M73 Y100 K2
R175 G205 B225
R215 G100 B40
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The neutral colours are used in backgrounds, 
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graphic elements or for design balance.
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Ash Gray
Dove Grey
Steel
White
Black
C5 M3 Y3 K0
C12 M8 Y8 K15
C30 M15 Y12 K40
C0 M0 Y0 K0
C10 M10 Y10 K100 Freedom 
R240 G240 B240
R200 G200 B200
R120 G130 B140
R255 G255 B255
R0 G0 B0
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High Speed Rail Authority
BRAND GUIDELINES
Typography
Overpass is a geometric sans serif font, 
Overpass
derived from typefaces used for interstate 
highway road signage type systems. 
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Available to download on Google Fonts.
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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Thin Italic
Headline Overpass 
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Extra Light Italic
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Light Italic
SemiBold/Bold
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Regular Italic
Secondary headline SemiBold
SemiBold Italic
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Bold Italic
Introduction breakout line Regular 
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ExtraBold Italic
Introduction breakout line Regular
Black Italic
Subhead Overpass ExtraBold 12pt
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HSRA 25-237 - Document 1
High Speed Rail Authority
BRAND GUIDELINES
Typography
Here are recommendations of how to 
Headline Overpass 
apply colour to typography for brand 
consistency.
SemiBold/Bold
Ensure there is sufficient colour contast 
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when applying colours to your designs. 
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If in doubt, use an accessibility checker to 
Secondary headline SemiBold/Regular
ensure maximum contrast of colours.
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Avoid using Amber for text unless reversed 
Introduction breakout line Regular 
out on Prussian Blue.
Introduction breakout line Regular
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Subhead Overpass ExtraBold 12pt
Lorem ipsum body copy Overpass Regular or Light 
Highlight box Overpass Ochre
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Light  minimum 9pt Ibus distia eria nonectur.
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Light  minimum 9pt Ibus distia eria nonectur,
Disclaimer text minimum 7pt size.
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HSRA 25-237 - Document 1
High Speed Rail Authority
BRAND GUIDELINES
Hero curve
The HSRA ‘Hero curve’ is two curved lines 
arching over an image. The bespoke curve 
is reminiscnent of the curved shape of the 
front of the train.
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The ‘Hero curve’ is used on covers or for 
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the main image of a design layout. Only 
one ‘Hero curve’ can be used per layout/
page. The inner Amber curve is slightly 
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wider and the outer curve is Prussian Blue. 
The image should bleed off the edges. 
Hero curve – landscape long
Hero curve – landscape crop
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The curve may not be used on it’s own 
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without an image.
Please contact the brand team for 
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the recommended curve layouts and 
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templates. The curves may not be 
stretched or edited without approval 
from the brand team.
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