Pink Floyd Logo

Centered on a solid black square field is a white, slightly beveled outline of an equilateral triangle (rendered as a prism). A narrow white beam enters from the left, strikes the triangle, and a multi-coloured fan of parallel stripes exits...

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White outlined triangular prism on black background with white beam entering left and rainbow beam exiting right.
Pink Floyd logo

About Pink Floyd

Centered on a solid black square field is a white, slightly beveled outline of an equilateral triangle (rendered as a prism). A narrow white beam enters from the left, strikes the triangle, and a multi-coloured fan of parallel stripes exits to the right, forming a clean rainbow (red, orange/yellow, green, blue, purple). The triangle outline has a soft gradient giving a subtle three-dimensional feel against the flat black background.

The composition is high-contrast and minimalist: a single geometric shape anchored in the middle with one straight input line and a fanned, linear spectrum as the only colour elements. No text is present in the image.

What's in it: prism (triangle) light beam rainbow/spectrum

Shapes: equilateral triangle outline (prism) straight input line (beam) parallel fanned stripes (rainbow) square crop/frame

Style: minimalist high-contrast iconic psychedelic flat background with subtle gradient

A prism dispersing white light into a visible spectrum; evokes themes of light, spectrum, reflection/refraction and clarity.

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Black (background)
#000000 · primary
White/soft gray (triangle and input beam)
#FFFFFF · secondary
Red (rainbow)
#FF2D2D · accent
Yellow (rainbow)
#FFD400 · accent
Cyan/blue (rainbow)
#00AEEF · accent

Pink Floyd Logo History

This image is the iconic cover artwork for Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, created by the design group Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson) and widely associated with the band since its release.

Frequently asked

Is this the Pink Floyd logo or album artwork?

This is the album cover artwork most closely associated with Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon; it is widely used as a visual emblem for the band.

Who designed this image?

The cover was created by the design group Hipgnosis, with Storm Thorgerson as a key contributor to the concept and execution.

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