Notion Design System
Productivity platform with confident, structured design. Brand blue (#2537b1) CTAs, semantic gray-scale ladder, and multi-layer progressive shadow system.
https://notion.so ↗Design Tokens & Export Formats
---
name: Notion
url: https://notion.so
version: 2.8.0
tokens:
colors:
primary: "#2537b1"
hero-bg: "#02093a"
body-bg: "#f6f5f4"
surface: "#ffffff"
text-primary: "#37352f"
text-secondary: "#6b6b6b"
accent: "#0075de"
border: "rgba(55, 53, 47, 0.16)"
typography:
font-sans: "NotionInter, Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif"
scale:
- { name: display, size: "72px", weight: 700, lineHeight: 1.1, letterSpacing: "-0.04em" }
- { name: heading-1, size: "40px", weight: 700, lineHeight: 1.2, letterSpacing: "-0.02em" }
- { name: heading-2, size: "28px", weight: 600, lineHeight: 1.25, letterSpacing: "-0.01em" }
- { name: body, size: "16px", weight: 400, lineHeight: 1.6, letterSpacing: "0" }
spacing:
base: "4px"
scale:
space-1: "4px"
space-2: "8px"
space-4: "16px"
space-6: "24px"
space-8: "32px"
radius:
card: "8px"
button: "6px"
pill: "9999px"
shadows:
card: "0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05)"
hover: "0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)"
breakpoints:
sm: "640px"
md: "768px"
lg: "1024px"
---
# Notion — Design System Specification
## 1. Overview & Visual Rationale
Notion's visual language combines a high-contrast dark navy hero section (`#02093a`) with clean workspace ivory surfaces (`#f6f5f4`).
## 2. Color Palette
- **Hero Navy (`#02093a`):** High-impact top section background.
- **Brand Blue (`#2537b1`):** Primary action buttons and selected states.
## 3. Typography Scale
- Display: 72px / Weight 700
- Heading 1: 40px / Weight 700
## 4. Button Variants
- Primary Button: `background: #2537b1`, `color: #ffffff`, `border-radius: 6px`
## 5. Card Examples
- Content Block Card: `background: #ffffff`, `border: 1px solid rgba(55,53,47,0.16)`
## 6. Form Elements
- Workspace Search Input: `border-radius: 8px`
## 7. Spacing Scale
- 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px
## 8. Border Radius Scale
- `card: 8px`, `button: 6px`, `pill: 9999px`
## 9. Elevation & Depth
- `shadow-card: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05)`
## 10. Responsive Behavior
- `sm: 640px`, `md: 768px`, `lg: 1024px`
Extracted Color Palette
primary
#2537b1
hero
#02093a
body
#f6f5f4
text
#37352f
background
#f6f5f4
surface
#ffffff
Live Website & UI Component Preview
Rendered with NotionInter font stack and extracted color tokens
Designed with Notion's visual identity
Productivity platform with confident, structured design. Brand blue (#2537b1) CTAs, semantic gray-scale ladder, and multi-layer progressive shadow system.
#2537b1
#71717a
#2537b1
Design Tokens & UI System Specifications
1. Typography Scale
Type hierarchy using NotionInter font stack
Display • 64px • Weight 700
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Heading 1 • 40px • Weight 600
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Heading 2 • 28px • Weight 600
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Heading 3 • 20px • Weight 600
Production-ready CSS variables
Body Large • 18px • Weight 400
Structured markdown files designed specifically for AI prompt engineering.
Body Regular • 15px • Weight 400
Includes color palettes, typography scales, layout rules, and component specs.
Caption / Mono • 12px • Weight 500
npx getdesignsystem@latest add stripe
2. Button Variants
Interactive primary, secondary, outline, ghost, and pill buttons
Primary Button
Secondary Button
Outline Button
Ghost Button
Pill Badge Button
Disabled State
3. Card Examples
Feature cards, metric callouts, and interactive containers
AI Token Extractor
Parse CSS rules, colors, and typography from any live web page instantly.
System Installs
856
Used across 1,000+ AI developer agent prompts.
Developer Documentation
Complete specification rules and design token mapping for Claude Code and Cursor.
4. Form Elements
Inputs, search bars, selects, and controls
5. Spacing Scale (8px Base Grid)
Proportional spacing tokens for padding, margins, and gaps
6. Border Radius Scale
Corner radius specifications across components
radius-sm
4px
radius-md
8px
radius-lg
16px
radius-full
Pill (9999px)
7. Elevation & Depth
Box shadows and progressive depth layers
Subtle Shadow
0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
Elevated Card
0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.15)
Accent Glow
0 0 30px #2537b135
8. Responsive Breakpoints & Grid
Fluid layouts across mobile, tablet, and desktop viewports
640px
Mobile landscape & small tablets
768px
Tablets & portrait iPads
1024px
Laptops & small desktop monitors
1280px
Large widescreen displays
Independent analysis of publicly observable patterns, curated as a starting point for developer inspiration and AI coding agents. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Notion; Notion and its respective logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
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