What font does gov.uk use?

gov.uk’s website uses one typeface: GDS Transport (headings and body text), self-hosted.

What are gov.uk’s brand colours?

The main colours on gov.uk are Gold (#FFDD00), Royal Blue (#1A65A6), Steel Blue (#1D70B8), Midnight Blue (#0F385C), Crimson (#CA3535) and Sea Green (#0F7A52).

What colour is gov.uk’s text and background?

Body text is #0B0C0C on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is gov.uk’s logo from?

The logo shown in this guide was found on gov.uk’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check gov.uk’s own brand or press page.

Is this gov.uk’s official style guide?

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

Unofficial A style guide made by SiteStyleGuide from gov.uk’s public web pages. Not affiliated with or endorsed by gov.uk. The real site is gov.uk ↗

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gov.ukstyle guide

gov.uk’s website (gov.uk) uses GDS Transport for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Gold (#FFDD00), Royal Blue (#1A65A6) and Steel Blue (#1D70B8), with #0B0C0C text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website: gov.uk
Typefaces: GDS Transport
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours
Captured: 27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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

Screenshot of the gov.uk 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: Welcome to GOV.UK; ● 17 / 60 characters
Meta description: GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.; ● 68 / 160 characters
og:title: Welcome to GOV.UK
og:description: GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.
Language: en
Theme colour: #1d70b8

In search results

gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/

Welcome to GOV.UK

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

When shared

gov.uk

Welcome to GOV.UK

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

Logo & favicons

Found as: SVG in the header. SVG, 324 × 60.

Logo

On white

On black

On Gold

Favicons

4 found

512 px · SVG mask-icon
180 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
48 px · ICO icon
32 px · SVG icon

Welcome to GOV.UK

Light browser tab

Welcome to GOV.UK

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 (#0B0C0C) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used

Near Black 36.5%
White 26.4%
Gold 7%
Royal Blue 5.7%
Steel Blue 5.7%
Light Grey 5.2%
Dark Grey 3.5%
Midnight Blue 2.4%
Crimson 1.9%
Sea Green 1.4%
Rebecca Purple 1.1%
Coral 0.8%
Dark Slate Grey 0.8%
Light Sky Blue 0.7%
Cadet Blue 0.5%
Medium Violet Red 0.5%

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

Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
8 0 0 95

On text
—

On white
19.59:1 AAA

Text, background, border · .gem-c-notice__title a:focus, .gem-c-layout-super-navigation-header__navigation-top-toggle-button.gem-c-layout
White

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 0

On text
19.59:1 AAA

On white
—

Background, text, border · .govuk-summary-card__title-wrapper, .gem-c-heading--inverse .gem-c-heading__context
Light Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 19

On text
12.45:1 AAA

On white
1.57:1 Fail

Border, background · .gem-c-cards__heading--underline+.gem-c-cards__list, .gem-c-related-navigation__sub-heading
Dark Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
1 0 0 71

On text
2.17:1 Fail

On white
9.03:1 AAA

Text, border, background · .gem-c-button--secondary-quiet, .gem-c-search-with-autocomplete__suggestion-icon

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Gold

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 13 100 0

On text
14.55:1 AAA

On white
1.35:1 Fail

Background, border, text · .gem-c-notice__title a:focus, .govuk-frontend-supported .govuk-accordion__section-button:focus .govuk-accordio
Royal Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
84 39 0 35

On text
3.22:1 AA large

On white
6.08:1 AA

Text, background, border · .gem-c-notice__title a:link, .gem-c-layout-super-navigation-header__navigation-top-toggle-button.gem-c-layout
Steel Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
84 39 0 28

On text
3.79:1 AA large

On white
5.17:1 AA

Background, border, text · .gem-c-layout-super-navigation-header__search-toggle-button.gem-c-layout-super-n, theme-color meta tag
Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
84 39 0 64

On text
1.62:1 Fail

On white
12.07:1 AAA

Text, border, background · .gem-c-notice__title a:hover, .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tbody .mc-tr .mc-bar-1
Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 74 74 21

On text
3.80:1 AA large

On white
5.16:1 AA

Text, border, background · .govuk-button--warning, .app-c-map__key--red
Sea Green

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
88 0 33 52

On text
3.66:1 AA large

On white
5.35:1 AA

Background, border, text · .govuk-notification-banner--success, .govuk-button
Rebecca Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
47 69 0 38

On text
2.16:1 Fail

On white
9.06:1 AAA

Text · .gem-c-notice__title a:visited, --govuk-link-visited-colour
Coral

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 51 77 4

On text
7.04:1 AAA

On white
2.78:1 Fail

Background, border · .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tbody .mc-tr .mc-bar-4, .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tr .mc-td.mc-bar-cell.mc-bar-4
Dark Slate Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
87 0 33 76

On text
1.59:1 Fail

On white
12.28:1 AAA

Background, border, text · .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tbody .mc-tr .mc-bar-5, .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tr .mc-td.mc-bar-cell.mc-bar-5
Light Sky Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
35 16 0 14

On text
9.36:1 AAA

On white
2.09:1 Fail

Border · .govuk-footer__heading, --govuk-surface-border-colour
Cadet Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
52 2 0 35

On text
6.51:1 AA

On white
3.01:1 AA large

Background, border · .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tbody .mc-tr .mc-bar-2, .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tr .mc-td.mc-bar-cell.mc-bar-2
Medium Violet Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 74 39 40

On text
2.61:1 Fail

On white
7.51:1 AAA

Background, border · .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tbody .mc-tr .mc-bar-3, .govspeak .mc-chart .mc-tr .mc-td.mc-bar-cell.mc-bar-3

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.

GDS Transport

Aa 400 Aa 700

GDS Transport

Self-hosted · weights 400, 700 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS

Heading 1 1.1875rem · 19 px / 2.1052631579 weight 400 · GDS Transport

gov.uk

Heading 2 1.6875rem · 27 px / 1.1111111111 weight 700 · GDS Transport

Welcome to GOV.UK

Heading 3 1.3125rem · 21 px / 1.1904761905 weight 700 · GDS Transport

Welcome to GOV.UK

Heading 4 1.1875rem · 19 px / 1.3157894737 weight 700 · GDS Transport

Welcome to GOV.UK

Heading 5 1.1875rem · 19 px / 1.3157894737 weight 700 · GDS Transport

Welcome to GOV.UK

Heading 6 1.1875rem · 19 px / 1.3157894737 weight 700 · GDS Transport

Welcome to GOV.UK

Paragraph 1.1875rem · 19 px / 1.3157894737 weight 700 · GDS Transport

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

Small 1.1875rem · 19 px

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

Link 1.1875rem · 19 px weight 700 · GDS Transport

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

53pxline 1.0377358491 · 3 rules
32pxline 1.09375 · 7 rules
27pxline 1.1111111111 · 7 rules
21pxline 1.1904761905 · 30 rules
19pxline 1.3157894737 · 102 rules
16pxline 1.25 · 53 rules
15pxline 1.3 · 5 rules
14pxline 1.2 · 3 rules

Elements

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

Elements

Corner radius

calc(0px - 2px) · 8×
calc(0px) · 7×
50% · 6×
3px · 3×
100% · 3×
4px · 2×

Shadows

0 -2px #ffdd00,0 4px #0b0c0c
0 0 0 3px #fd0
0 -2px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.1),0 0 12px rgba(0,0,0,.1)
0 -2px #fd0,0 4px #0b0c0c

Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

320

360

641

769

1020

1281

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1024 px

1020 px

960 px

640 px

480 px

410 px

Notes

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

Notes

● FineThe title is 17 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does gov.uk use?: gov.uk’s website uses one typeface: GDS Transport (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are gov.uk’s brand colours?: The main colours on gov.uk are Gold (#FFDD00), Royal Blue (#1A65A6), Steel Blue (#1D70B8), Midnight Blue (#0F385C), Crimson (#CA3535) and Sea Green (#0F7A52).
What colour is gov.uk’s text and background?: Body text is #0B0C0C on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is gov.uk’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on gov.uk’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check gov.uk’s own brand or press page.
Is this gov.uk’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from gov.uk’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with gov.uk. 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

gov-uk-tokens.css

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/* gov.uk design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/gov.uk) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #0B0C0C;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #0B0C0C;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-light-grey: #CECECE;
  --colour-dark-grey: #484949;
  --colour-gold: #FFDD00;
  --colour-royal-blue: #1A65A6;
  --colour-steel-blue: #1D70B8;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #0F385C;
  --colour-crimson: #CA3535;
  --colour-sea-green: #0F7A52;
  --colour-rebecca-purple: #54319F;
  --colour-coral: #F47738;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #083D29;
  --colour-light-sky-blue: #8EB8DC;
  --colour-cadet-blue: #50A1A5;
  --colour-medium-violet-red: #98285D;

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'GDS Transport', 'arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'GDS Transport', 'arial', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 1.1875rem;
  --leading-h1: 2.1052631579;
  --text-h2: 1.6875rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.1111111111;
  --text-h3: 1.3125rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.1904761905;
  --text-h4: 1.1875rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.3157894737;
  --text-h5: 1.1875rem;
  --leading-h5: 1.3157894737;
  --text-h6: 1.1875rem;
  --leading-h6: 1.3157894737;
  --text-p: 1.1875rem;
  --leading-p: 1.3157894737;
  --text-small: 1.1875rem;
  --text-a: 1.1875rem;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: calc(0px - 2px);
  --radius-2: calc(0px);
  --radius-3: 50%;
  --radius-4: 3px;
  --radius-5: 100%;
  --radius-6: 4px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 320px;
  --breakpoint-2: 360px;
  --breakpoint-3: 641px;
  --breakpoint-4: 769px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1020px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1281px;
  --max-width-1: 1024px;
  --max-width-2: 1020px;
  --max-width-3: 960px;
  --max-width-4: 640px;
  --max-width-5: 480px;
  --max-width-6: 410px;
}

{
    "site": "gov.uk",
    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/gov.uk",
    "text": "#0B0C0C",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#0B0C0C",
            "rgb": [
                11,
                12,
                12
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Grey",
            "hex": "#CECECE",
            "rgb": [
                206,
                206,
                206
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Grey",
            "hex": "#484949",
            "rgb": [
                72,
                73,
                73
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Gold",
            "hex": "#FFDD00",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                221,
                0
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Royal Blue",
            "hex": "#1A65A6",
            "rgb": [
                26,
                101,
                166
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Steel Blue",
            "hex": "#1D70B8",
            "rgb": [
                29,
                112,
                184
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#0F385C",
            "rgb": [
                15,
                56,
                92
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Crimson",
            "hex": "#CA3535",
            "rgb": [
                202,
                53,
                53
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Sea Green",
            "hex": "#0F7A52",
            "rgb": [
                15,
                122,
                82
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Rebecca Purple",
            "hex": "#54319F",
            "rgb": [
                84,
                49,
                159
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Coral",
            "hex": "#F47738",
            "rgb": [
                244,
                119,
                56
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Grey",
            "hex": "#083D29",
            "rgb": [
                8,
                61,
                41
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Sky Blue",
            "hex": "#8EB8DC",
            "rgb": [
                142,
                184,
                220
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Cadet Blue",
            "hex": "#50A1A5",
            "rgb": [
                80,
                161,
                165
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Medium Violet Red",
            "hex": "#98285D",
            "rgb": [
                152,
                40,
                93
            ]
        }
    ],
    "fonts": [
        {
            "name": "GDS Transport",
            "stack": "\"GDS Transport\", arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Self-hosted"
        }
    ]
}

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gov.ukstyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

Near Black

White

Light Grey

Dark Grey

Colours

Gold

Royal Blue

Steel Blue

Midnight Blue

Crimson

Sea Green

Rebecca Purple

Coral

Dark Slate Grey

Light Sky Blue

Cadet Blue

Medium Violet Red

GDS Transport

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

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description