Logo and Symbol
The Runpod logo system is designed for clarity across varying surfaces. Each version is used based on contrast and background, not hierarchy.Always choose the mark that maintains the strongest visibility. Avoid low-contrast or visually noisy placements, and preserve clear space around the logo.Whenever possible, place logos on solid backgrounds to ensure consistent readability.
Download Logos / IconsSymbol (icon) logo
The Runpod symbol is a compact version of the brand used in space-constrained environments such as app icons, UI components, and small-scale applications.Always maintain clear space and strong contrast. Avoid placing the icon on busy or low-contrast backgrounds, and do not alter its proportions or apply visual effects.
Clear spacing & logo integrity
Consistent spacing protects the clarity and impact of the Runod mark. Clear space ensures the logo is never crowded by text, imagery, or other graphics. This breathing room preserves legibility and reinforces brand presence across all applications.
Icon clear space (solo mark)
When the symbol is used without the wordmark, it must maintain proportional clear space on all sides. The minimum protected area is 1× the inner gap of the icon.The icon should never feel crowded. Treat it as a standalone brand element with equal visual weight to the full logo.
Typography
Typography is a core expression of Runpod’s personality. It communicates clarity, precision, and modern engineering. Our type system is designed to feel technical but human, structured but approachable.Consistency is more important than decoration. Use the approved fonts and weight structure to maintain a recognizable voice across product, marketing, and internal communication.
Diatype is the primary Runpod typeface. It is a contemporary sans-serif designed for digital environments, with clean geometry and strong readability at scale. Its wide weight range allows flexible hierarchy without introducing secondary fonts.
Use Diatype for:
- headlines
- UI text
- marketing materials
- presentations
- website typography
- internal decks
Diatype FontsOpen source alternative
If Diatype is unavailable due to licensing, use the approved fallback below.
Inter (primary fallback)
Inter is the closest open source alternative. It preserves the clean, technical tone and works reliably across platforms.
Fallback stack
Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
Inter FontsColor System
Runpod’s color palette is intentionally minimal. It is designed to communicate focus, technical precision, and infrastructure-grade confidence.
The palette is built around a single primary signal color supported by deep neutral tones and a controlled highlight accent. Restricting the palette ensures consistency across product, marketing, and communication while maintaining strong visual recognition.
Color should feel deliberate, never decorative. The brand relies on contrast, restraint, and hierarchy rather than variety.
Runpod Purple
HEX: #AE6DFF - RGB: 93 / 41 / 240 - CMYK: 76 / 78 / 0 / 0 - Pantone 2665 C
RunPod light accent purple
HEX: #5D29F0 - RGB: 174 / 109 / 255 - CMYK: 32 / 57 / 0 / 0 - Pantone 265 C
Runpod Deep Midnight
HEX: #06040d - RGB: 6 / 4 / 13 - CMYK: 76 / 70 / 63 / 85 - Pantone
White
HEX: #FFFFFF - RGB: 255 / 255 / 255 - CMYK: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 - Pantone: Paper stock
Black
HEX: #000000 - RGB: 0 / 0 / 0 - CMYK: 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 - Pantone Black C
Iconography
Runpod uses a consistent outline icon system across product, marketing, and developer materials. Icons are designed to be clear, lightweight, and supportive of content, not decorative.
Guidelines
- Use icons to reinforce meaning, not replace text
- Keep usage minimal and purposeful
- Maintain clear spacing and visual balance
- Ensure strong contrast on all backgrounds
Avoid
- Mixing different icon styles
- Using icons as decoration
- Adding effects like gradients, shadows, or fills
- Distorting or modifying proportions
Download IconsMascot Usage
Poddie is a supporting brand element, not a primary expression of Runpod.
It exists to add moments of personality in specific contexts, but should never represent the product, platform, or core messaging. Runpod is an infrastructure company. The brand is defined by clarity, performance, and scale, not by character-driven storytelling.Use Poddie with restraint. When overused or misapplied, it weakens perception and creates confusion about what Runpod actually does.
Approved usage
Rules:
- Use only approved renders
- Neutral or minimal expression
- No props, accessories, or environments
- Clean or abstract backgrounds only
- Consistent lighting and material
👉 Supporting, not storytelling
When to use
Use Poddie sparingly in:
- community or developer touchpoints
- light moments in marketing or social
- supporting visuals, not primary messaging
Where Poddie does not belong
- product interfaces
- hero or primary visuals
- explaining infrastructure or technical concepts
- enterprise or sales-facing materials
👉 This feels more confident than “do not use”
⚠️ What to move away from
Avoid:
- placing Poddie in scenes (offices, libraries, stages)
- adding props (tools, hats, books, accessories)
- creating new expressions or personalities
- using AI-generated variations
- turning Poddie into a character or narrative device
👉 If it looks like a story, it’s off-brand
Merchandise
Runpod merchandise should feel minimal, engineered, and intentional.It extends the product brand into physical form, prioritizing clarity, contrast, and precision over decoration or novelty.
Section 1: Apparel & headwear
- t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, polos
- caps and beanies
- logo-first applications, no large graphics
- wearable beyond events
Section 2: Application & placement
- left or right chest for primary placement
- icon or lockup, depending on scale
- centered placement for back or secondary use
- maintain clear spacing and proportion
- avoid oversized or full-bleed graphics
Section 3: Hard goods & color
- mugs, notebooks, totes, stickers, pins
- single-color logo preferred
- high contrast on all materials
- black, white, or purple logo applications
- keep layouts simple and balanced
Voice and Tone
Runpod speaks to builders who are running real workloads.
Our communication is direct, technical, and grounded in how infrastructure actually works. We prioritize clarity over promotion, and focus on what matters: performance, cost, and scale.

Builder-first, not platform-first
Assume competence, not confusion
Visual Systems
Runpod’s visual language is composed of three core systems: the grid, the logo-driven pattern, and the personality layer. Each plays a specific role in communicating the platform, from foundational infrastructure to brand expression and culture.
Download PatternsGrid System — Foundational Layer
The grid represents the underlying infrastructure of Runpod. It is used to communicate scale, structure, and technical foundation across high-level and system-driven surfaces.
The grid is a constant structural layer that adapts through color, contrast, and gradient interaction. It should be used to reinforce moments where Runpod’s infrastructure, platform, or technical depth is the focus — not as a decorative background.

Use the grid when:
- Communicating infrastructure or platform-level ideas
- Designing high-visibility brand moments
(homepage hero, billboards, keynote visuals) - Representing scale, systems, or connectivity
- Supporting technical or developer-focused messaging
Avoid using the grid when:
- The focus is personality, culture, or community
- Poddie is the primary visual
- The layout requires simplicity or minimal distraction
- Another system (logo pattern or personality layer) is the primary driver
Grid behavior:
- Structure is always consistent
- Never distort, skew, or stylize the geometry
- Grid is supporting, not dominant
Color & Interaction:
- Runpod Purple grid (background: midnight, gradient | contrast: low to medium)
- Midnight grid (background: purple, gradient | contrast: low)
- Accent Purple grid (background: midnight, gradient | contrast: medium)
- Subtle gradient grid (background: midnight, purple | contrast: low, atmospheric)
Logo-Driven Pattern System
The Runpod mark, extended into form and rhythm
The logo-driven system builds directly from the Runpod mark, transforming it into scalable patterns and expressive compositions. These patterns are used to create brand presence, add visual depth, and reinforce identity across surfaces. Unlike the grid, this system is more visible and expressive, and should be used with intention.
Hero Crop
Oversized, cropped portions of the logo used as bold, expressive background elements.Use when: creating high-impact visuals such as campaigns, banners, or hero sections.

Repeat Pattern
A tiled arrangement of the logo forming a continuous background texture.Use when: filling space, adding depth, or creating consistent branded surfaces.

Abstract Line Pattern
Simplified linework derived from the logo, used as a refined and minimal texture. Use when: a lighter, quieter visual treatment is needed.

Anchor Mark
A single icon placed subtly within the layout, often at low opacity.Use when: maintaining brand presence without competing with primary content.

Use the logo-driven patterns when:
- Communicating brand identity or visual expression
- Designing brand-forward moments (campaigns, social, marketing surfaces)
- Adding depth, rhythm, or visual texture to a composition
- Reinforcing the Runpod mark beyond the logo lockup
Avoid using logo-driven patterns when:
- The focus is infrastructure, systems, or technical explanation (use grid)
- The layout requires clarity, simplicity, or minimal distraction
- The pattern begins to compete with content or hierarchy
- Another system (grid or personality layer) is the primary driver
Logo pattern behavior
- Always derived from the Runpod mark geometry
- Maintain consistent proportions and structure
- Use opacity, scale, and repetition to control presence
- Patterns should feel intentional, not decorative
Color & interaction
- Gradient logo forms (background: purple, midnight / contrast: medium to high)
- Monochrome logo patterns (background: midnight, gradient / contrast: low to medium)
- Low-opacity logo overlays (background: any / contrast: low, subtle)
- Abstracted logo lines (background: gradient, midnight / contrast: low, atmospheric)