The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association, playing in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play home games at Crypto.com Arena and have won 17 championships. The franchise began in 1946 as the Detroit Gems and moved to Minneapolis, where it took the Lakers name from Minnesota’s nickname as the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
The team’s colors are purple, gold and white. The primary logo shows the words Los Angeles Lakers in purple over a gold basketball, a layout the club has kept with only small changes for decades, which makes it one of the steadiest marks in American sports.
Logo history
- 1947: The team takes the Lakers name in Minneapolis.
- 1960: The franchise moves to Los Angeles before the 1960 to 61 season.
- 1964: Commons dates the basic form of the current primary logo to 1964.
This timeline lists only changes that a cited source confirms. Earlier or minor variants of the Los Angeles Lakers mark that could not be dated from a primary or reputable source are left out rather than guessed.
Logo colors
| Color | HEX | RGB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark purple | #31006F | 49, 0, 111 | Commons SVG fill |
| Gold | #FDB927 | 253, 185, 39 | Commons SVG fill |
| White | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | Commons SVG fill |
The Los Angeles Lakers palette in this draft has 3 recorded values. Dark purple is #31006F, which is RGB 49, 0, 111. Gold is #FDB927, which is RGB 253, 185, 39. White is #FFFFFF, which is RGB 255, 255, 255. Where a value comes from a redrawn vector rather than the owner’s own guide, check it against official files before using it in design work.
Values from the Commons SVG. No official Lakers or NBA color sheet was found, so no other value is given.
Typography
No typeface has been named by the team.
FAQ
What are the Lakers colors?
Purple, gold and white. The Commons SVG uses #31006F and #FDB927.
Why are they called the Lakers?
The name dates from Minneapolis and refers to Minnesota as the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
What is on the Lakers logo?
The team name in purple over a gold basketball.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Lakers_logo.svg
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