Company milestone · 1993-11-04
The NBA Board of Governors awarded its 28th franchise to a Toronto group headed by John Bitove. [1]
Toronto Raptors Logo
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Brand profile
About Toronto Raptors
Professional basketball team
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference and play home games at Scotiabank Arena.
The NBA awarded the franchise to a group headed by Toronto businessman John Bitove on 4 November 1993, and the Raptors played their first game on 3 November 1995, in the same expansion that created the Vancouver Grizzlies.
The name was chosen through a nationwide contest and unveiled on 15 May 1994. The choice was influenced by the popularity of the 1993 film Jurassic Park; “raptor” is an informal name for the Velociraptor.
Since the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001, the Raptors have been the only Canadian team in the NBA. They won their first NBA championship in 2019.
Sources: [1]
Company: National Basketball Association.
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Toronto Raptors logo files at a glance
Toronto Raptors has 2 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
The 1994 raptor logo, its 2008 colour change and the 2014 shield logo, with the team’s founding dates, as recorded in the cited sources. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Company milestone · 1994-05-15
The Toronto Raptors name, chosen through a nationwide contest, was unveiled on Canadian national television. [1]
Logo milestone · 1994-05-24
The team’s first logo and its first general manager, Isiah Thomas, were revealed at a press conference. The logo showed a red Velociraptor in white sneakers dribbling a silver basketball; the team colours were bright red, purple, black and silver. [1]
Company milestone · 1995-11-03
The Raptors played their first game. [1]
Logo milestone · 2008
For the 2008–09 season, purple was dropped from the original logo, and bright red became the predominant colour in the logo and on the jerseys. [1]
Logo milestone · 2014-12-19
The Raptors unveiled a new primary logo, which the team described as a circular shield with a ball torn by the attack of a raptor. It was designed by the agency Sid Lee, which had also developed the “We The North” campaign, and was introduced for the 2015–16 season. [1] [2]
Company milestone · 2019
The Raptors won their first NBA championship. [1]
Research sources
- Toronto Raptors ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Raptors Unveil New Primary Logo ↗ · Toronto Raptors, 2014-12-19 · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Black (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #221122
- RGB
- 34, 17, 34
Text contrast on white17.93:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.05:1 · Fail
Red (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #CC1144
- RGB
- 204, 17, 68
Text contrast on white5.63:1 · AA
Text contrast on near-black3.36:1 · Fail
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Design context
Logo design & typography notes
The original colours included “Naismith silver”, chosen to honour James Naismith, the Canadian inventor of basketball.
The team presented the 2014 logo as the next step after its “We The North” campaign, launched that April, and said the logo would use red, black, white and silver, with an alternate version in black and gold.
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Reference
Frequently asked
Who designed the Toronto Raptors logo?
Raptors primary logo (circular shield) (2014) is credited to Sid Lee (agency). The designer of the specific file version shown on this page is not recorded. [1] [2]
Can I use the Toronto Raptors logo?
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When did Toronto Raptors change its logo?
1994-05-24: The team’s first logo and its first general manager, Isiah Thomas, were revealed at a press conference. The logo showed a red Velociraptor in white sneakers dribbling a silver basketball; the team colours were bright red, purple, black and silver. 2008: For the 2008–09 season, purple was dropped from the original logo, and bright red became the predominant colour in the logo and on the jerseys. 2014-12-19: The Raptors unveiled a new primary logo, which the team described as a circular shield with a ball torn by the attack of a raptor. It was designed by the agency Sid Lee, which had also developed the “We The North” campaign, and was introduced for the 2015–16 season. [1] [2]
What file formats are available for the Toronto Raptors logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
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