Learn about preferred fonts and contrast.

Arial font family

To aid readability, the preferred font family for most Fraser Health communications is Arial. Use this as a general font for the majority of your work. Ensure line spacing is 1.15 to 1.2 to support readability.

Palatino font family

Palatino is suitable for long reports or any writing with a lot of text as it is easier to read a serif font. 

Contrast

It is important all text has strong contrast for accessibility. Using strong contrast improves readability for individuals with vision disabilities like color-blindness and low-vision impairments. The diagrams below outline the best combinations of text and background colours.

Blue

Black

Orange

Download our one-page visual style guide.