Design Monks design system

---
version: alpha
name: Design Monks
description: "Dark interface measured from designmonks.co: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght type with Outfit Variablefont Wght, vivid violet accents, flat surfaces and 8px corners."
colors:
  background: "#0A0A0A"
  surface: "#0A0A0A"
  on-surface: "#FAFAFA"
  on-background: "#FAFAFA"
  on-surface-variant: "#D4D4D4"
  on-surface-muted: "#525252"
  overlay: "#0F73F826"
  overlay-strong: "#1313131C"
  outline: "#525252"
  outline-variant: "#FFFFFF1A"
  primary: "#712EFF"
  on-primary: "#FAFAFA"
  secondary: "#45238C"
  tertiary: "#592DB5"
  link: "#7D40FF"
typography:
  headline-display:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 48px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-lg:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 40px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-md:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 32px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-sm:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 24px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  title-lg:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
    letterSpacing: 0.018em
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Outfit Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: 0.022em
  body-lg:
    fontFamily: Outfit Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 18px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: 0.02em
  body-sm:
    fontFamily: Outfit Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 8px
    fontWeight: 400
    lineHeight: 1.5
    letterSpacing: 0.045em
  title-lg-mobile:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 16px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-display-mobile:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 28px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
  headline-sm-mobile:
    fontFamily: Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght
    fontSize: 20px
    fontWeight: 700
    lineHeight: 1.2
rounded:
  xs: 3px
  sm: 8px
  md: 12px
  lg: 16px
  xl: 32px
spacing:
  xs: 3px
  sm: 6px
  md: 12px
  lg: 20px
  xl: 60px
  gutter: 8px
  section: 100px
  margin: 94px
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.on-primary}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 0px
    height: 56px
  button-secondary:
    backgroundColor: "#A8A8A8"
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    rounded: "{rounded.sm}"
    padding: 0px 32px
    height: 56px
  button-ghost:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    typography: "{typography.body-md}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 5px
  input-field:
    textColor: "{colors.on-surface}"
    rounded: 0px
    padding: 12px 0px
  card:
    backgroundColor: "#BAE5FF"
    textColor: "{colors.link}"
    rounded: "{rounded.lg}"
    padding: 20px 20px 20px 40px
  link:
    textColor: "{colors.link}"
---

# Design Monks Design System

## Overview

Design Monks describes itself as: “Design Monks is a UI/UX and product design agency helping startups, SaaS and enterprise brands grow with research-led design. Book a free call.” The interface is dark, built on **Near Black (#0A0A0A)** with **Snow (#FAFAFA)** text, and **Vivid Violet (#712EFF)** as the main accent.

Type is set in **Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght** and **Outfit Variablefont Wght**. Headlines run large; body text is 16px. Depth comes from hairline borders and inset highlights rather than drop shadows. Corners are mostly 8px.

Measured from [designmonks.co](https://www.designmonks.co/) on November 5, 2026 at 1440×900 and 390×844 from 407 rendered elements. Values are computed styles from the live page, not the original source files.

## Colors

The palette has 13 roles, plus gradient stops #592DB5, #7D40FF.

- **Near Black (#0A0A0A):** Page background, seen 4 times. Token `background`, CSS `--_theme---base--text--text`.
- **Snow (#FAFAFA):** Primary text and headings, seen 65 times. Token `on-surface`, CSS `--_theme---base--text--text-button`.
- **Silver (#D4D4D4):** Secondary text, seen 22 times. Token `on-surface-variant`, CSS `--text--text-light-gray`.
- **Slate (#525252):** Muted text and metadata, seen 23 times. Token `on-surface-muted`, CSS `--_theme---base--text--text-secondary`.
- **Vivid Blue 15% (#0F73F826):** Translucent fill for cards and controls, seen 8 times. Token `overlay`, CSS `--_theme---base--surface--surface-enabled`.
- **Charcoal 11% (#1313131C):** Stronger translucent fill, seen 8 times. Token `overlay-strong`.
- **Slate (#525252):** Borders and dividers, seen 4 times. Token `outline`, CSS `--_theme---base--text--text-secondary`.
- **White 10% (#FFFFFF1A):** Secondary dividers, seen 1 time. Token `outline-variant`.
- **Vivid Violet (#712EFF):** Primary buttons and calls to action, seen 1 time. Token `primary`.
- **Snow (#FAFAFA):** Text and icons on primary. Token `on-primary`.
- **Dark Violet (#45238C):** Accent in logos and imagery. Token `secondary`.
- **Violet (#592DB5):** Accent (CSS variable). Token `tertiary`, CSS `--_color---solid--primary--700`.
- **Violet (#7D40FF):** Inline links, seen 1 time. Token `link`.

## Typography

**Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght** and **Outfit Variablefont Wght** share the interface. Fallback stack: `Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght, Arial, sans-serif`. Other loaded fonts: Playfairdisplay Variablefont Wght, Outfit, PT Sans, Playfair Display.

- **headline-display:** Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght 48px at weight 700, line height 1.2 (28px on mobile). Page title (h1).
- **headline-lg:** Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght 40px at weight 700, line height 1.2. Section headings (h2).
- **headline-md:** Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght 32px at weight 700, line height 1.2. Sub-section headings.
- **headline-sm:** Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght 24px at weight 700, line height 1.2 (20px on mobile). Card and feature titles.
- **title-lg:** Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght 20px at weight 700, line height 1.2, tracking 0.018em (16px on mobile). Small titles.
- **body-md:** Outfit Variablefont Wght 16px at weight 400, line height 1.5, tracking 0.022em. Body text.
- **body-lg:** Outfit Variablefont Wght 18px at weight 400, line height 1.5, tracking 0.02em. Lead paragraphs.
- **body-sm:** Outfit Variablefont Wght 8px at weight 400, line height 1.5, tracking 0.045em. Secondary and small text.

## Layout

Spacing does not follow a strict grid: 62% of measured values are multiples of 4px, so match the measured steps rather than rounding to a grid.

- **Scale:** xs 3px, sm 6px, md 12px, lg 20px, xl 60px.
- **Sections:** 100px vertical padding between major sections.
- **Gaps:** 8px is the most common gap in flex and grid layouts.
- **Page margin:** 94px on each side of full-width sections.
- **Breakpoints:** 350px, 400px, 479px, 480px, 667px, 668px, 767px, 768px, 991px, 1280px, 1440px, 1920px.

## Elevation & Depth

Depth comes mostly from hairline rings and inset highlights:

- `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72) 0px 1.6px 3px 0px inset`

A few raised panels add a soft drop shadow: `rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 16px 5px 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09) 0px 8px 24px 0px inset`.

## Shapes

Most elements use 8px corners. Measured radii, most used first:

- **sm (8px):** 80 elements.
- **lg (16px):** 40 elements.
- **xs (3px):** 32 elements.
- **md (12px):** 28 elements.
- **xl (32px):** 24 elements.

## Components

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

- **button-primary (“Let's Talk”):** #712EFF fill, #FAFAFA text, 16px/700, 8px radius, padding 0px.
- **button-secondary (“Let's Talk”):** #A8A8A8 fill, #FAFAFA text, 14px/400, 8px radius, padding 0px 32px, shadow `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72) 0px 1.6px 3px 0px inset`.
- **button-ghost (“More”):** transparent fill, #FAFAFA text, 16px/400, padding 5px.
- **input-field (“John Doe”):** transparent fill, #FAFAFA text, 17px/400, padding 12px 0px.
- **card:** #BAE5FF fill, #7D40FF text, 14px/400, 16px radius, padding 20px 20px 20px 40px.
- **link:** transparent fill, #7D40FF text, padding 0px.

## Do's and Don'ts

- Do use #0A0A0A for the page.
- Do keep text in 3 levels: #FAFAFA, #D4D4D4, #525252.
- Do reserve #712EFF for primary actions and key highlights.
- Do reuse the measured spacing steps (6px, 12px, 20px).
- Do use 8px corners on most elements; larger surfaces also use 16px, 3px and 12px.
- Don't use #525252 for body text; it reaches 2.53:1 on #0A0A0A. Keep it for large text or metadata.
- Don't use heavy drop shadows; keep depth to hairline rings.
- Don't introduce new font families beyond Redhatdisplay Variablefont Wght and Outfit Variablefont Wght.
- Don't use #712EFF for large backgrounds or body text.
- Don't make interface transitions slower than 0.35s.

## Motion

Interface transitions are quick: 0.2s, 0.35s.

- **Easing:** `ease`.

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