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

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Facebook’s website (messenger.com) sets its headings in Calibre and its body text in Helvetica. Its palette is led by Deep Dodger Blue (#0A7CFF), Deep Pink (#FF0169) and Dark Orange (#FF7B00), with #1C1E21 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 2 November 2026.

Typefaces
Calibre, Helvetica, Helvetica Neue
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
2 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.messenger.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the messenger.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of messenger.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 2 Nov 2026.

Identity & metadata

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

Title &
description

Page title
Messenger
● 9 / 60 characters
Meta description
Hang out wherever, whenever! Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favourite people
● 99 / 160 characters
Site name
Facebook
og:title
Messenger
og:description
Hang out wherever, whenever! Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favourite people.
Language
en

In search results

Facebookhttps://www.messenger.com/

Messenger

Hang out wherever, whenever! Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favourite people

When shared

The image Facebook shares with links

messenger.com

Messenger

Hang out wherever, whenever! Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favourite people.

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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 (#1C1E21) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 31.7%
  • Black 12.9%
  • Cool Off White 10%
  • Deep Dodger Blue 8.2%
  • Near Black 7.5%
  • Deep Pink 3.6%
  • Dark Orange 3.4%
  • Royal Blue 3.2%
  • Light Royal Blue 2.9%
  • Medium Orchid 2.9%
  • Light Dodger Blue 2.7%
  • Deep Royal Blue 2.5%
  • Gold 2.3%
  • Blue Violet 2.3%
  • Cornflower Blue 2%
  • Royal Blue 1.8%

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
    16.71:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · body, .x12peec7

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    1.26:1 Fail
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · .x1r1mewj, .x42x0ya

  • Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    3 2 0 8
    On text
    13.38:1 AAA
    On white
    1.25:1 Fail

    Background, border, text · .x19utpag, hr

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    15 9 0 87
    On text
    —
    On white
    16.71:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · body, h1

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Deep Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    96 51 0 0
    On text
    4.25:1 AA large
    On white
    3.93:1 AA large

    Text, background, border · ._5hy2 ._43dh, ._6aup ._3_t3

  • Deep Pink

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 59 0
    On text
    4.34:1 AA large
    On white
    3.85:1 AA large

    Background · .xyvwgi1, .x14antj2

  • Dark Orange

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 52 100 0
    On text
    6.43:1 AA
    On white
    2.60:1 Fail

    Background · .x1hhnrii, .xdkhaw6

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    97 60 0 0
    On text
    3.46:1 AA large
    On white
    4.82:1 AA

    Text, background, border · ._askg ._6aup ._3_t3, .xdpqyqb

  • Light Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 54 0 4
    On text
    3.70:1 AA large
    On white
    4.52:1 AA

    Background, border · ._5s4n ._2m_r, ._6aup ._9g9c

  • Medium Orchid

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 7 17
    On text
    3.64:1 AA large
    On white
    4.59:1 AA

    Background, graphic · .xyvwgi1, .x1dfht1i

  • Light Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    94 45 0 0
    On text
    4.90:1 AA
    On white
    3.41:1 AA large

    Background, border · .x1e2d8s5, .x13ld82b.x13ld82b

  • Deep Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    63 42 0 40
    On text
    2.40:1 Fail
    On white
    6.96:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .x1xzmf5g, a

  • Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 16 100 0
    On text
    11.83:1 AAA
    On white
    1.41:1 Fail

    Background · .xyvwgi1, .x1wciflz

  • Blue Violet

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    37 80 0 0
    On text
    3.51:1 AA large
    On white
    4.76:1 AA

    Background, graphic · .x1e2d8s5, ._9gir:after

  • Cornflower Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    50 33 0 0
    On text
    7.25:1 AAA
    On white
    2.30:1 Fail

    Background, graphic, text · .x4o00kh, .x5ghfst

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 55 0 12
    On text
    3.13:1 AA large
    On white
    5.33:1 AA

    Background, text, graphic · .x1e2d8s5, .x13ld82b.x13ld82b

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(transparent,)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0%, 50%,transparent 100%)

  • linear-gradient(,)

Dark mode

When the device is set to dark
  • Dark Slate Grey

    #445664

  • White

    #FFFFFF

  • Near Black

    #242526

  • Royal Blue

    #0064E0

  • Cool Off White

    #E4E6EB

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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.

Calibre

Aa 100 Aa 600

Calibre

Served from static.xx.fbcdn.net · weights 100, 200, 400, 500, 600 · headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Helvetica

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

Aa 300

Helvetica Neue

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 300 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Facebook Sans

Served from static.xx.fbcdn.net · weights 400, 600, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Heading 1 14px weight 600

Facebook

Heading 2 13px weight 600

Messenger

Heading 3 13px weight 600

Messenger

Heading 4 12px weight 600

Messenger

Heading 5 12px weight 600

Messenger

Heading 6 12px weight 600

Messenger

Body 12px / 1.34 Helvetica

Hang out wherever, whenever! Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favourite people

Paragraph 20px / 26px weight 400 · Calibre

Hang out wherever, whenever! Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favourite people

Button 12px Helvetica

Get started

Link 15px weight 400

Read more about Facebook

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 24pxline 28px · 9 rules
  • 20pxline 24px · 11 rules
  • 17pxline 24px · 10 rules
  • 16pxline 16px · 21 rules
  • 15pxline 20px · 27 rules
  • 14pxline 18px · 19 rules
  • 13pxline 18px · 14 rules
  • 12pxline 16px · 15 rules

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Elements

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

Elements

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #385898

Corner radius

  • 4px · 8×
  • 6px · 5×
  • 50% · 4×
  • 1.5px · 3×
  • 3px · 3×
  • 12px · 2×

Shadows

  • 0 0 0 2px
  • 0 0 0 1px
  • 0 1px 2px

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Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

655
679
767
768
899
900
1023
1024

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

680 px
640 px
600 px
480 px
400 px
300 px

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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.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does Facebook use?
Facebook’s website uses three typefaces: Calibre (headings), served from static.xx.fbcdn.net; Helvetica (body text), a system font; Facebook Sans, served from static.xx.fbcdn.net.
What are Facebook’s brand colours?
The main colours on messenger.com are Deep Dodger Blue (#0A7CFF), Deep Pink (#FF0169), Dark Orange (#FF7B00), Royal Blue (#0866FF), Light Royal Blue (#0070F6) and Medium Orchid (#D300C5).
What colour is Facebook’s text and background?
Body text is #1C1E21 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Facebook’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on messenger.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Facebook’s own brand or press page.
Is this Facebook’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from messenger.com’s public web pages on 2 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Facebook. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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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

messenger-com-tokens.css

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/* messenger.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/messenger.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #1C1E21;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-cool-off-white: #E4E6EB;
  --colour-near-black: #1C1E21;
  --colour-deep-dodger-blue: #0A7CFF;
  --colour-deep-pink: #FF0169;
  --colour-dark-orange: #FF7B00;
  --colour-royal-blue: #0866FF;
  --colour-light-royal-blue: #0070F6;
  --colour-medium-orchid: #D300C5;
  --colour-light-dodger-blue: #0F8BFF;
  --colour-deep-royal-blue: #385898;
  --colour-gold: #FFD600;
  --colour-blue-violet: #A033FF;
  --colour-cornflower-blue: #80AAFF;
  --colour-royal-blue-2: #0065E0;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(transparent,);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0%, 50%,transparent 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(,);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Calibre', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Lucida Grande';
  --font-buttons: 'Calibre', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Lucida Grande';
  --font-body: 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 14px;
  --text-h2: 13px;
  --text-h3: 13px;
  --text-h4: 12px;
  --text-h5: 12px;
  --text-h6: 12px;
  --text-body: 12px;
  --leading-body: 1.34;
  --text-p: 20px;
  --leading-p: 26px;
  --text-button: 12px;
  --text-a: 15px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 4px;
  --radius-2: 6px;
  --radius-3: 50%;
  --radius-4: 1.5px;
  --radius-5: 3px;
  --radius-6: 12px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 655px;
  --breakpoint-2: 679px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 899px;
  --breakpoint-6: 900px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1024px;
  --max-width-1: 680px;
  --max-width-2: 640px;
  --max-width-3: 600px;
  --max-width-4: 480px;
  --max-width-5: 400px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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Other websites using Calibre as their main typeface
Websites whose lead colour is closest to Facebook’s

Captured from messenger.com on 2 November 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Facebook; this guide describes the public website for reference.