--- name: Modern Professional Dark colors: surface: '#131313' surface-dim: '#131313' surface-bright: '#393939' surface-container-lowest: '#0e0e0e' surface-container-low: '#1c1b1b' surface-container: '#201f1f' surface-container-high: '#2a2a2a' surface-container-highest: '#353534' on-surface: '#e5e2e1' on-surface-variant: '#c1c6d5' inverse-surface: '#e5e2e1' inverse-on-surface: '#313030' outline: '#8b919f' outline-variant: '#414753' surface-tint: '#aac7ff' primary: '#aac7ff' on-primary: '#002f64' primary-container: '#4090fe' on-primary-container: '#002958' inverse-primary: '#005db8' secondary: '#aec7f6' on-secondary: '#143057' secondary-container: '#2e476f' on-secondary-container: '#9db6e4' tertiary: '#ffb68c' on-tertiary: '#532200' tertiary-container: '#e3711f' on-tertiary-container: '#481d00' error: '#ffb4ab' on-error: '#690005' error-container: '#93000a' on-error-container: '#ffdad6' primary-fixed: '#d6e3ff' primary-fixed-dim: '#aac7ff' on-primary-fixed: '#001b3e' on-primary-fixed-variant: '#00458d' secondary-fixed: '#d6e3ff' secondary-fixed-dim: '#aec7f6' on-secondary-fixed: '#001b3d' on-secondary-fixed-variant: '#2e476f' tertiary-fixed: '#ffdbc9' tertiary-fixed-dim: '#ffb68c' on-tertiary-fixed: '#321200' on-tertiary-fixed-variant: '#763400' background: '#131313' on-background: '#e5e2e1' surface-variant: '#353534' surface-main: '#0a0a0c' surface-card: '#16161a' accent-error: '#ffb4ab' on-surface-bright: '#ffffff' on-surface-muted: '#9ca3af' typography: headline-lg: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 32px fontWeight: '700' lineHeight: 40px letterSpacing: -0.02em headline-lg-mobile: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 28px fontWeight: '700' lineHeight: 36px letterSpacing: -0.01em headline-md: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 24px fontWeight: '600' lineHeight: 32px headline-sm: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 20px fontWeight: '600' lineHeight: 28px body-lg: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 16px fontWeight: '400' lineHeight: 24px body-md: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 14px fontWeight: '400' lineHeight: 20px label-md: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 12px fontWeight: '500' lineHeight: 16px letterSpacing: 0.5px label-sm: fontFamily: Inter fontSize: 11px fontWeight: '500' lineHeight: 16px letterSpacing: 0.5px rounded: sm: 0.25rem DEFAULT: 0.5rem md: 0.75rem lg: 1rem xl: 1.5rem full: 9999px spacing: base: 4px gutter: 24px margin-mobile: 16px margin-desktop: 32px max-width: 1280px --- ## Brand & Style This design system embodies a **Corporate / Modern** aesthetic reimagined for a premium dark-mode experience. The brand personality is authoritative, precise, and sophisticated. By shifting to a deep charcoal and navy foundation, the UI evokes a sense of focused calm and high-end engineering. The visual style leverages subtle luminescence and high-contrast accents to guide the user's eye, moving away from traditional light surfaces to a more immersive, "command-center" feel. It is tailored for professional environments where clarity and reduced eye strain are paramount. ## Colors The palette is anchored by a **Deep Dark Gray (#0a0a0c)** background to provide a true premium feel without the harshness of pure black. - **Primary:** The Professional Blue (#1978e5) is the soul of the interface, used for key actions and brand presence. - **Secondary:** A muted Slate Blue (#465f88) handles auxiliary UI elements and decorative accents. - **Surface Strategy:** We use a "stepped" dark palette. The base is the darkest, while interactive containers or cards use a slightly lighter gray (#16161a) to create perceived depth. - **Contrast:** All functional text is kept at a high luminance (Off-white to Pure White) to ensure AAA accessibility standards against the dark backdrop. ## Typography This design system relies exclusively on **Inter** to maintain a systematic, utilitarian, and clean appearance. - **Weight & Scale:** Headlines utilize tighter letter spacing and heavier weights to command attention against the dark background. - **Readability:** Body text uses a generous line-height to prevent "halation"—where light text on dark backgrounds appears to bleed or blur. - **Labels:** Small labels use all-caps or increased letter-spacing to maintain legibility at micro-scales. ## Layout & Spacing The design system employs a **Fixed Grid** philosophy for desktop to maintain structural integrity, transitioning to a fluid model for smaller screens. - **Grid:** A 12-column grid is used for desktop (1280px max-width) with 24px gutters. - **Rhythm:** An 8px spatial system governs all padding and margins, ensuring a predictable and professional vertical rhythm. - **Breakpoints:** - **Mobile:** < 600px (4 columns, 16px margins) - **Tablet:** 600px - 1024px (8 columns, 24px margins) - **Desktop:** > 1024px (12 columns, 32px margins) ## Elevation & Depth In dark mode, shadows are less effective. Instead, this design system uses **Tonal Layers** and **Low-Contrast Outlines**. - **Elevation Levels:** Higher elevation is communicated by lighter surface colors. A "floating" modal will have a lighter hex than the background. - **Borders:** Subtle 1px borders (#2d3037) are used to define boundaries where tonal shifts are too subtle. - **Glow:** Highly elevated elements (like active primary buttons) may use a soft blue outer glow rather than a black shadow to emphasize their importance. ## Shapes The shape language is defined as **Rounded (Level 2)**, striking a balance between the rigidity of corporate software and the approachability of modern SaaS. - **Small Components:** Buttons and inputs use a 0.5rem (8px) radius. - **Large Containers:** Cards and modals use a 1rem (16px) radius to soften the layout and create clear content groupings. ## Components - **Buttons:** Primary buttons are solid Professional Blue with white text. Secondary buttons use a ghost style with a subtle white border and no fill. - **Input Fields:** Backgrounds should be slightly darker or lighter than the container surface, with a 1px border that glows Professional Blue on focus. - **Cards:** Cards use a #16161a background with a very subtle 1px border (#ffffff10) to separate them from the main background. - **Chips:** Used for metadata, chips feature a desaturated secondary blue-grey background with high-contrast labels. - **Lists:** Items are separated by hair-line dividers (#ffffff08) to maintain a clean vertical scan-path.