---
version: alpha
name: Darwinbox
description: "Dark interface measured from darwinbox.com: switzer type with aktiv-grotesk, deep blue accents, flat surfaces and pill-shaped controls."
colors:
  background: "#001A33"
  surface: "#001A33"
  on-surface: "#FFFFFF"
  on-background: "#FFFFFF"
  on-surface-variant: "#CCD1D6"
  on-surface-muted: "#B3BBC2"
  primary: "#002B54"
  on-primary: "#FFFFFF"
  secondary: "#BA30F3"
  tertiary: "#0183FF"
  warning: "#FDDB5D"
  error: "#FC6A6B"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: switzer
    fontSize: 48px
    fontWeight: 300
    lineHeight: 1.08
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 42px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.4
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: switzer
    fontSize: 40px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.1
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 36px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.11
  title-lg:
    fontFamily: switzer
    fontSize: 32px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-md:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: inter
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.38
    letterSpacing: -0.01em
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: switzer
    fontSize: 13px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-lg:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-md:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 15px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.5
  label-sm:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 14px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.14
    letterSpacing: 0.057em
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: switzer
    fontSize: 26px
    fontWeight: 300
    lineHeight: 1.15
  headline-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: aktiv-grotesk
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.25
rounded:
  xs: 6px
  sm: 8px
  md: 10px
  lg: 28px
  xl: 100px
  full: 9999px
spacing:
  xs: 2px
  sm: 8px
  md: 15px
  lg: 20px
  xl: 40px
  gutter: 24px
  section: 128px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
    textColor: "{colors.primary}"
    typography: "{typography.body-lg}"
    rounded: "{rounded.xl}"
    padding: 11px 20px
    height: 45px
  button-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-lg}"
    rounded: 50px
    padding: 14px 24px
    height: 48px
  button-tertiary:
    backgroundColor: "#FF6058"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-sm}"
    rounded: "{rounded.xs}"
    padding: 12px
    height: 37px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "#070707"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 0px
  input-field:
    backgroundColor: "#011B35"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.xl}"
    padding: 14px 157.5px 15px 20px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
    textColor: "#000000"
    typography: "{typography.body-lg}"
    rounded: "{rounded.full}"
    padding: 8px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.tertiary}"
---

# Darwinbox Design System

## Overview

Darwinbox describes itself as: “Make your enterprise change-ready for now and the next chapter with Darwinbox's end-to-end, agile HCM platform for the evolving world of work.” The interface is dark, built on **Deep Blue (#001A33)** with **White (#FFFFFF)** text, and **Deep Blue (#002B54)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **switzer** and **aktiv-grotesk**. Headlines run large; body text is 14px. Depth comes from soft drop shadows. Controls are pill-shaped.

Measured from [darwinbox.com](https://darwinbox.com/en-us) on November 7, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 354 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 10 roles.

- **Deep Blue (#001A33):** Page background, seen 3 times. Token `background`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Primary text and headings, seen 20 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--tw-ring-offset-color`.
- **Cool Silver (#CCD1D6):** Secondary text, seen 4 times. Token `on-surface-variant`.
- **Cool Silver (#B3BBC2):** Muted text and metadata, seen 5 times. Token `on-surface-muted`.
- **Deep Blue (#002B54):** Main accent color, seen 20 times. Token `primary`.
- **White (#FFFFFF):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Vivid Purple (#BA30F3):** Secondary buttons, seen 1 time. Token `secondary`.
- **Vivid Blue (#0183FF):** Accent in text, fills and borders, seen 23 times. Token `tertiary`.
- **Amber (#FDDB5D):** Warnings and highlights, seen 3 times. Token `warning`.
- **Light Red (#FC6A6B):** Errors and destructive states, seen 2 times. Token `error`.

## Typography

**switzer**, **aktiv-grotesk** and **inter** share the interface. Fallback stack: `switzer, sans-serif`. Other loaded fonts: roca, rig-sans.

- **headline-display:** switzer 48px at weight 300, line height 1.08 (26px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** aktiv-grotesk 42px at weight 700, line height 1.4 (24px on mobile). Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** switzer 40px at weight 700, line height 1.1. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** aktiv-grotesk 36px at weight 700, line height 1.11. Card and feature titles.
- **title-lg:** switzer 32px at weight 700, line height 1.5. Small titles.
- **body-md:** aktiv-grotesk 14px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Body text.
- **body-lg:** inter 16px at weight 400, line height 1.38, tracking -0.01em. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** switzer 13px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Secondary and small text.
- **label-lg:** aktiv-grotesk 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5. Large buttons and tabs.
- **label-md:** aktiv-grotesk 15px at weight 700, line height 1.5. Buttons, navigation and labels.
- **label-sm:** aktiv-grotesk 14px at weight 700, line height 1.14, tracking 0.057em. Small labels and badges.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 61% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 2px, sm 8px, md 15px, lg 20px, xl 40px.
- **Sections:** 128px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 24px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Breakpoints:** 640px, 768px, 1024px, 1280px, 1536px.

## Elevation & Depth

Raised elements use soft drop shadows. The most used recipes:

- `rgba(253, 219, 93, 0.04) 0px 2.767px 2.214px 0px, rgba(253, 219, 93, 0.06) 0px 12.522px 10.017px 0px, rgba(253, 219, 93, 0.09) 0px 41.778px 33.422px 0px`
- `rgba(1, 131, 255, 0.04) 0px 2.767px 2.214px 0px, rgba(1, 131, 255, 0.06) 0px 12.522px 10.017px 0px, rgba(1, 131, 255, 0.09) 0px 41.778px 33.422px 0px`
- `rgba(252, 106, 107, 0.04) 0px 2.767px 2.214px 0px, rgba(252, 106, 107, 0.06) 0px 12.522px 10.017px 0px, rgba(252, 106, 107, 0.09) 0px 41.778px 33.422px 0px`

## Shapes

Interactive controls are pill-shaped. Measured radii, most used first:

- **full (9999px):** 72 elements.
- **lg (28px):** 24 elements.
- **md (10px):** 18 elements.
- **xs (6px):** 16 elements.
- **xl (100px):** 16 elements.
- **sm (8px):** 12 elements.

## Components

Measured from the rendered page. Token values reference the tokens above.

- **button-primary (“Connect with Sales”):** #FDDB5D fill, #002B54 text, 16px/700, 100px radius, padding 11px 20px.
- **button-secondary (“Get early access”):** #BA30F3 fill, #FFFFFF text, 16px/700, 50px radius, padding 14px 24px, border 1px solid #FFFFFF99.
- **button-tertiary (“Schedule a Demo”):** #FF6058 fill, #FFFFFF text, 13px/600, 6px radius, padding 12px.
- **button-ghost (“x”):** transparent fill, #070707 text, 18px/300, padding 0px.
- **input-field (“Work Email*”):** #011B35 fill, #FFFFFF text, 14px/400, 100px radius, padding 14px 157.5px 15px 20px, border 1px solid #FFFFFF66.
- **card:** #001A33 fill, #000000 text, 16px/400, 9999px radius, padding 8px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #0183FF text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #001A33 for the page.
- Do keep text in 3 levels: #FFFFFF, #CCD1D6, #B3BBC2.
- Do reserve #002B54 for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (8px, 15px, 20px).
- Do make buttons and chips fully rounded (9999px); most other elements use 28px corners.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond switzer, aktiv-grotesk and inter.
- Don't use #002B54 for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.5s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.15s, 0.5s, 0.45s, 0.2s. Longer ambient animations run 3s.

- **Easing:** `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)`, `ease`, `cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.25, 0.3, 1.3)`.

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