What font does canada.ca use?

canada.ca’s website uses three typefaces: Helvetica (headings), a system font; Lato, google Fonts; Noto Sans (body text), google Fonts.

What are canada.ca’s brand colours?

The main colours on canada.ca are Midnight Blue (#26374A), Light Steel Blue (#2572B4), Slate Blue (#335075), Dark Olive Green (#3C763D), Dark Golden Rod (#8A6D3B) and Brown (#A94442).

What colour is canada.ca’s text and background?

Body text is #333333 on a #FFFFFF background.

Is this canada.ca’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from canada.ca’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with canada.ca. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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canada.castyle guide

canada.ca’s website (canada.ca) sets its headings in Helvetica and its body text in Noto Sans. Its palette is led by Midnight Blue (#26374A), Light Steel Blue (#2572B4) and Slate Blue (#335075), with #333333 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website: canada.ca
Typefaces: Helvetica, Lato, Noto Sans
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured: 27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the canada.ca homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of canada.ca on a 1440 px desktop screen, 27 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the canada.ca homepage on a phone — On a phone, 390 px.

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title: Canada.ca; ● 9 / 60 characters
Meta description: The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Government of Canada.; ● 158 / 160 characters
Language: en

In search results

canada.cahttps://www.canada.ca/

Canada.ca

The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Government of Canada.

When shared

No og:image, so no picture

canada.ca

Canada.ca

The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministri…

Logo & favicons

No logo could be found on the homepage.

Logo

Favicons

1 found

32 px · ICO icon

Canada.ca

Light browser tab

Canada.ca

Dark browser tab

Colour

Read from the site’s stylesheets and weighted by where each colour is used. Names are the nearest standard colour name. Click a swatch to copy its hex code.

Contrast is against the site’s text colour (#333333) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

White 39.2%
Black 10.7%
Charcoal 8.9%
Off White 8.6%
Midnight Blue 7.1%
Light Steel Blue 4.5%
Slate Blue 3.6%
Dark Olive Green 2.4%
Dark Golden Rod 2.4%
Brown 2.4%
Deep Steel Blue 1.9%
Corn Silk 1.8%
Light Slate Blue 1.6%
Honey Dew 1.6%
Deep Slate Blue 1.6%
Light Steel Blue 1.6%

By how often each colour appears in the site’s CSS, weighted by where (body, headings, buttons), not by area on the screen.

Neutrals

Text, backgrounds and structure

White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 0

On text
12.63:1 AAA

On white
—

Background, text, border · body, .home .gcweb-menu button[aria-haspopup=true]
Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 100

On text
1.66:1 Fail

On white
21.00:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .btn-warning .badge, .overlay-def.wb-bar-b header
Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 80

On text
—

On white
12.63:1 AAA

Text, background, border · body, .panel-default>.panel-heading .badge
Off White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 13

On text
9.30:1 AAA

On white
1.36:1 Fail

Border, background · .splash .sp-bx-bt, .nav .nav-divider

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
49 26 0 71

On text
1.04:1 Fail

On white
12.15:1 AAA

Background, border, text · body .btn-primary, #wb-srch button
Light Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
79 37 0 29

On text
2.49:1 Fail

On white
5.07:1 AA

Background, text, border · .panel-primary>.panel-heading, .btn-primary
Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
56 32 0 54

On text
1.53:1 Fail

On white
8.25:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .btn-default .badge, .overlay-def header
Dark Olive Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
49 0 48 54

On text
2.32:1 Fail

On white
5.45:1 AA

Text, background, border · .panel-success>.panel-heading .badge, .panel-success>.panel-heading
Dark Golden Rod

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 21 57 46

On text
2.61:1 Fail

On white
4.85:1 AA

Text, background, border · .panel-warning>.panel-heading .badge, .panel-warning>.panel-heading
Brown

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 60 61 34

On text
2.16:1 Fail

On white
5.85:1 AA

Text, background, border · .panel-danger>.panel-heading .badge, .panel-danger>.panel-heading
Deep Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
66 22 0 44

On text
2.31:1 Fail

On white
5.46:1 AA

Text, background, border · .panel-info>.panel-heading .badge, .panel-info>.panel-heading
Corn Silk

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 2 10 1

On text
11.84:1 AAA

On white
1.07:1 Fail

Background, text · .panel-warning>.panel-heading, .panel-warning>.panel-heading .badge
Light Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
65 30 0 54

On text
1.56:1 Fail

On white
8.10:1 AAA

Text, border · .btn-link, .list-group-item.active>.badge
Honey Dew

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
7 0 10 6

On text
10.58:1 AAA

On white
1.19:1 Fail

Background, text · .panel-success>.panel-heading, .panel-success>.panel-heading .badge
Deep Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
86 35 0 61

On text
1.18:1 Fail

On white
10.72:1 AAA

Background, border · .wb-disable #wb-sm .menu, #wb-sm .menu
Light Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
19 13 0 20

On text
5.99:1 AA

On white
2.11:1 Fail

Background · table.dataTable.display tbody tr.odd.selected>.sorting_1, table.dataTable.display tbody tr.odd.selected>.sorting_2

Gradients

linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%,transparent 25%,transparent 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%,transparent 75%,transparent)
linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.5) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.0001) 100%)
linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.0001) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.5) 100%)

Typography

Faces from Google Fonts are shown in the real thing. Others are licensed to the site, so they show in your device’s copy if you have one, or a stand-in if not.

Helvetica

Aa 700

Helvetica

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 700 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Lato

Google Fonts · weights 400, 600, 700 · headings, buttons

Aa 400 Aa 700

Noto Sans

Google Fonts · weights 400, 700 · body

Aa 700

Arial

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 700 · buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ! ? & @ % $ – ’ “ ”

Type scale

From the site’s CSS · root 10 px

Heading 1 2.5625rem · 26 px / 1.17 weight 700 · Lato

canada.ca

Heading 2 2.4375rem · 24 px / 1.23 weight 700 · Lato

Canada.ca

Heading 3 1.8125rem · 18 px / 1.37 weight 700 · Lato

Canada.ca

Heading 4 1.6875rem · 17 px / 1.33 weight 700 · Lato

Canada.ca

Heading 5 1.5rem · 15 px / 1.33 weight 700 · Lato

Canada.ca

Heading 6 1.375rem · 14 px / 1.45 weight 700 · Lato

Canada.ca

Body 16px / 1.4375 Noto Sans

The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Go…

Paragraph 18px / 20px weight 700

The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Go…

Small 87%

The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Go…

Button 1.5em · 15 px / 1em weight 700 · none

Get started

Link 1rem · 10 px / 1.65em weight 700

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

20pxline 1.65em · 17 rules
18pxline 1.3333333 · 25 rules
17pxline 1.5em · 9 rules
16pxline 1.4375 · 18 rules
15pxline 1.4375 · 9 rules
14pxline 1.5 · 19 rules
12pxline 1.65em · 8 rules
10pxline 1.65em · 16 rules

Elements

The main button and link as the site’s CSS draws them, and the corner radii and shadows it uses most.

Elements

Button

Get started

.btn-primary · #2572B4

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #295376

Corner radius

4px · 25×
6px · 12×
50% · 11×
3px · 10×
2px · 6×
10px · 3×

Shadows

1px 1px 5px #999
0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.5)
0 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,.6)
0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2)

Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

480

767

768

800

991

992

1199

1200

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

900 px

Notes

Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.

Notes

● FineThe title is 9 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
▲ CheckThere is no og:image, so links shared on social media show no picture.

Questions

Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.

Questions

What font does canada.ca use?: canada.ca’s website uses three typefaces: Helvetica (headings), a system font; Lato, google Fonts; Noto Sans (body text), google Fonts.
What are canada.ca’s brand colours?: The main colours on canada.ca are Midnight Blue (#26374A), Light Steel Blue (#2572B4), Slate Blue (#335075), Dark Olive Green (#3C763D), Dark Golden Rod (#8A6D3B) and Brown (#A94442).
What colour is canada.ca’s text and background?: Body text is #333333 on a #FFFFFF background.
Is this canada.ca’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from canada.ca’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with canada.ca. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

Design tokens

Everything above as CSS variables, ready to paste into a project. Members can download the tokens as files for Figma (Tokens Studio), Style Dictionary and Tailwind.

Tokens

canada-ca-tokens.css

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/* canada.ca design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/canada.ca) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #333333;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-charcoal: #333333;
  --colour-off-white: #DDDDDD;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #26374A;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #2572B4;
  --colour-slate-blue: #335075;
  --colour-dark-olive-green: #3C763D;
  --colour-dark-golden-rod: #8A6D3B;
  --colour-brown: #A94442;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #31708F;
  --colour-corn-silk: #FCF8E3;
  --colour-light-slate-blue: #295376;
  --colour-honey-dew: #DFF0D8;
  --colour-deep-slate-blue: #0E4164;
  --colour-light-steel-blue-2: #A6B3CD;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%,transparent 25%,transparent 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%,transparent 75%,transparent);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.5) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.0001) 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,.0001) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.5) 100%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'gcweb';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 2.5625rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.17;
  --text-h2: 2.4375rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.23;
  --text-h3: 1.8125rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.37;
  --text-h4: 1.6875rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.33;
  --text-h5: 1.5rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.33;
  --text-h6: 1.375rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.45;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --leading-body: 1.4375;
  --text-p: 18px;
  --leading-p: 20px;
  --text-small: 87%;
  --text-button: 1.5em;
  --leading-button: 1em;
  --text-a: 1rem;
  --leading-a: 1.65em;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 4px;
  --radius-2: 6px;
  --radius-3: 50%;
  --radius-4: 3px;
  --radius-5: 2px;
  --radius-6: 10px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 480px;
  --breakpoint-2: 767px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 800px;
  --breakpoint-5: 991px;
  --breakpoint-6: 992px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1199px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1200px;
  --max-width-1: 900px;
}

{
    "site": "canada.ca",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/canada.ca",
    "text": "#333333",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "rgb": [
                0,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Charcoal",
            "hex": "#333333",
            "rgb": [
                51,
                51,
                51
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Off White",
            "hex": "#DDDDDD",
            "rgb": [
                221,
                221,
                221
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#26374A",
            "rgb": [
                38,
                55,
                74
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#2572B4",
            "rgb": [
                37,
                114,
                180
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#335075",
            "rgb": [
                51,
                80,
                117
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Olive Green",
            "hex": "#3C763D",
            "rgb": [
                60,
                118,
                61
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Golden Rod",
            "hex": "#8A6D3B",
            "rgb": [
                138,
                109,
                59
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Brown",
            "hex": "#A94442",
            "rgb": [
                169,
                68,
                66
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#31708F",
            "rgb": [
                49,
                112,
                143
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Corn Silk",
            "hex": "#FCF8E3",
            "rgb": [
                252,
                248,
                227
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#295376",
            "rgb": [
                41,
                83,
                118
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Honey Dew",
            "hex": "#DFF0D8",
            "rgb": [
                223,
                240,
                216
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#0E4164",
            "rgb": [
                14,
                65,
                100
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#A6B3CD",
            "rgb": [
                166,
                179,
                205
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "Helvetica",
            "stack": "Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lato",
            "stack": "Lato, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                600,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        },
        {
            "name": "Noto Sans",
            "stack": "\"Noto Sans\", \"Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal\", sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Google Fonts"
        },
        {
            "name": "Arial",
            "stack": "Arial, Baskerville, monospace",
            "weights": [
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "gcweb",
            "stack": "gcweb",
            "weights": [
                400
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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canada.castyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Black

Charcoal

Off White

Colours

Midnight Blue

Light Steel Blue

Slate Blue

Dark Olive Green

Dark Golden Rod

Brown

Deep Steel Blue

Corn Silk

Light Slate Blue

Honey Dew

Deep Slate Blue

Light Steel Blue

Gradients

Helvetica

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

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