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Perplexity — Design System

light · modern · medium · tailwind · confidence 90%

Perplexity's web front IS the answer box: custom PPLX Sans at interface sizes (16px), the ask-anything input as the entire hero, and teal-on-offwhite calm around it. The stored marketing sections show the brand at editorial scale, but the live product page has collapsed to pure app — search reimagined as a text field with nothing left to say around it.

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This is a static, crawlable rendering for search & AI engines. The interactive version — filters, live decode console, copy & export — is at https://mozaika.design/ds/perplexity.

Tokens

Perplexity's decoded design system: background #FCFCF9, text #000000, accent #8EBEC3, link #8EBEC3, primary #1A73E8; type scale h1 16px / h2 16px / body 16px; 4px spacing base; 8px base radius. The single interactive/action color is #F5F4F0 — used only on interactive or must-notice elements (buttons, links, key highlights), never on large fills.

Color roles

RoleValue
bg#FCFCF9
surface#ECECEA
border#D6D6D3
text#000000
text_muted#5F5F5E
primary#1A73E8
accent#8EBEC3
link#8EBEC3
secondary#1FB8CD
button_bg#F5F4F0
button_text#000000

Using these colors

Typography

Spacing

Radii

Per-section tokens (2)

Export: DESIGN.md

# Perplexity — Design System

> light, modern, medium, tailwind

Perplexity's web front IS the answer box: custom PPLX Sans at interface sizes (16px), the ask-anything input as the entire hero, and teal-on-offwhite calm around it. The stored marketing sections show the brand at editorial scale, but the live product page has collapsed to pure app — search reimagined as a text field with nothing left to say around it.

## Colors

| Role | Value |
|------|-------|
| bg | `#FCFCF9` |
| surface | `#ECECEA` |
| border | `#D6D6D3` |
| text | `#000000` |
| text_muted | `#5F5F5E` |
| primary | `#1A73E8` |
| accent | `#8EBEC3` |
| link | `#8EBEC3` |
| secondary | `#1FB8CD` |
| button_bg | `#F5F4F0` |
| button_text | `#000000` |

**Using these colors**

- **Action color** `#F5F4F0` — the single interactive color; it appears only on things you click or must notice (buttons, key highlights), never on large fills or backgrounds.
- `accent`, `link` are all `#8EBEC3` — one role, not several.
- **accent** `#8EBEC3` — accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page.
- **primary** `#1A73E8` — a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #F5F4F0, not this.
- **secondary** `#1FB8CD` — optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two.

## Typography

- Heading: **PPLX Sans** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- Body: **PPLX Sans** _(free fallback: Newsreader)_
- h1: 16px
- h2: 16px
- body: 16px

> **Fonts —** PPLX Sans may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts).

## Spacing
- base unit: 4px
- scale: 2px, 4px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px

## Radius
- base: 8px
- button: 11px

## Primary button
- bg `#F5F4F0` · text `#000000` · radius 11px

## How to apply
Paste the Tailwind `@theme` (or CSS variables) as your base, then build each
section to its spec — verify every color, radius, and font against these tokens.

Export: Tailwind v4 (@theme)

@theme {
  /* action color #F5F4F0 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --color-bg: #FCFCF9;
  --color-surface: #ECECEA;
  --color-border: #D6D6D3;
  --color-text: #000000;
  --color-text-muted: #5F5F5E;
  --color-primary: #1A73E8;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #F5F4F0, not this. */
  --color-accent: #8EBEC3;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --color-link: #8EBEC3;  /* fails contrast on the background (~2.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --color-secondary: #1FB8CD;  /* optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two. */
  --color-button-bg: #F5F4F0;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --color-button-text: #000000;
  /* fonts: PPLX Sans may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */
  --font-heading: "PPLX Sans", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "PPLX Sans", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --text-h1: 16px;
  --text-h2: 16px;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --radius-base: 8px;
  --radius-button: 11px;
  --spacing-1: 2px;
  --spacing-2: 4px;
  --spacing-3: 6px;
  --spacing-4: 8px;
  --spacing-5: 12px;
  --spacing-6: 16px;
  --spacing-7: 24px;
  --spacing-8: 32px;
}

Export: CSS variables

:root {
  /* action color #F5F4F0 — the one interactive color; buttons/links/emphasis only, never large fills. */
  --bg: #FCFCF9;
  --surface: #ECECEA;
  --border: #D6D6D3;
  --text: #000000;
  --text-muted: #5F5F5E;
  --primary: #1A73E8;  /* a brand color — but the call-to-action uses #F5F4F0, not this. */
  --accent: #8EBEC3;  /* accent for emphasis — keep it rare on the page. */
  --link: #8EBEC3;  /* fails contrast on the background (~2.0:1) — this is a dark UI color, NOT a readable link; use the text or action color for links (verify against the reference). */
  --secondary: #1FB8CD;  /* optional secondary accent — LOW decode confidence; use rarely (a status color or a single decorative moment) or omit it entirely. Prefer one accent unless the reference clearly shows two. */
  --button-bg: #F5F4F0;  /* primary-button fill — the main call-to-action color. */
  --button-text: #000000;
  --font-heading: "PPLX Sans", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: "PPLX Sans", "Newsreader", system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --radius: 8px;
  --radius-button: 11px;
}
/* fonts: PPLX Sans may be proprietary — safe free fallback: Newsreader (Google Fonts). */