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pearson.com’s website (pearson.com) uses Open Sans Static for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Deep Steel Blue (#007A9C), Dodger Blue (#2192FB) and Dark Magenta (#9E007E), with #333333 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 21 October 2026.

Typefaces
Open Sans Static, Open Sans Italic Variable, Salesforce Sans
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
21 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.pearson.com/en-au.html Screenshot
Screenshot of the pearson.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of pearson.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 21 Oct 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
Get MORE from your educational resources with Pearson
● 53 / 60 characters
Meta description
Discover Pearson Australia for innovative educational resources, digital tools, and e-learning solutions to empower educators and inspire students.
● 147 / 160 characters
og:title
Innovative Learning with Pearson Australia
og:description
Explore Pearson Australia for innovative education tools and resources. Empower educators and students with cutting-edge learning solutions.
Language
en-AU

In search results

pearson.comhttps://www.pearson.com/en-au.html

Get MORE from your educational resources with Pearson

Discover Pearson Australia for innovative educational resources, digital tools, and e-learning solutions to empower educators and inspire students.

When shared

The image pearson.com shares with links

pearson.com

Innovative Learning with Pearson Australia

Explore Pearson Australia for innovative education tools and resources. Empower educators and students with c…

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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 (#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 40.6%
  • Near Black 22.7%
  • Charcoal 7.1%
  • Cool Dark Grey 4.7%
  • Deep Steel Blue 4.1%
  • Dodger Blue 3.4%
  • Dark Magenta 3.3%
  • Golden Rod 2.7%
  • Dark Slate Grey 2%
  • Purple 1.8%
  • Light Steel Blue 1.5%
  • Deep Violet Red 1.4%
  • Light Cyan 1.4%
  • Crimson 1.1%
  • Medium Sea Green 1.1%
  • Light Violet Red 0.9%

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
    12.53:1 AAA
    On white
    1.01:1 Fail

    Text, background, border · body, div#onetrust-consent-sdk div#onetrust-pc-sdk #ot-pc-lst #ot-pc-hdr #ot-fltr-moda

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 92
    On text
    1.45:1 Fail
    On white
    18.26:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · div#onetrust-consent-sdk div#onetrust-pc-sdk #ot-pc-lst #ot-pc-hdr #ot-fltr-moda, div#onetrust-consent-sdk div#onetrust-pc-sdk div.ot-pc-footer .ot-btn-container

  • Charcoal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 80
    On text
    —
    On white
    12.63:1 AAA

    Text, background · html[class*="aem-AuthorLayer-Edit"] header.cq-Editable-dom--container::before, .form-control:not([type="radio"],[type="checkbox"],[type="submit"],[type="file"]

  • Cool Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    10 2 0 65
    On text
    1.71:1 Fail
    On white
    7.37:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .button-non-interactive a, div#onetrust-consent-sdk div#onetrust-pc-sdk #ot-pc-lst #ot-pc-hdr #ot-fltr-moda

Colours

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

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 22 0 39
    On text
    2.57:1 Fail
    On white
    4.93:1 AA

    Text, background, border · .button-interactive a, .button-non-interactive a

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    87 42 0 2
    On text
    3.95:1 AA large
    On white
    3.20:1 AA large

    Border · .button-tertiary:focus::before, .button-tertiary-inverse:focus::before

  • Dark Magenta

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 20 38
    On text
    1.66:1 Fail
    On white
    7.62:1 AAA

    Background, text, border · .button-primary::before, .tab-panel .nav-tabs__item.active .nav-tabs__link::after

  • Golden Rod

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 27 89 0
    On text
    7.45:1 AAA
    On white
    1.70:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .button-action::before, .button-action-inverse::before

  • Dark Slate Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 22 0 53
    On text
    1.70:1 Fail
    On white
    7.41:1 AAA

    Text · .modal-window .pop-up__title, .button-interactive a:hover

  • Purple

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 69 29 55
    On text
    1.25:1 Fail
    On white
    10.12:1 AAA

    Background, text · .button-primary:hover::before, .button-primary:active::before

  • Light Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 52 0 0
    On text
    3.18:1 AA large
    On white
    3.98:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .btn-primary, .btn-primary.disabled

  • Deep Violet Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 69 28 32
    On text
    2.18:1 Fail
    On white
    5.79:1 AA

    Background · .button-primary-inverse::before, .he-marketing-block .use-button-primary-inverse.use-button-primary-inverse:not(d

  • Light Cyan

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    12 0 0 0
    On text
    12.00:1 AAA
    On white
    1.05:1 Fail

    Background · .button-secondary-inverse:hover::before, .button-secondary-inverse:active::before

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 76 69 14
    On text
    2.79:1 Fail
    On white
    4.53:1 AA

    Background, text, border · .btn-danger, .btn-danger.disabled

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    76 0 59 35
    On text
    4.03:1 AA large
    On white
    3.13:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .btn-success, .btn-success.disabled

  • Light Violet Red

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 61 24 25
    On text
    2.77:1 Fail
    On white
    4.57:1 AA

    Background · .button-primary-inverse:hover::before, .button-primary-inverse:active::before

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(to right,#fff 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 115%)

  • linear-gradient(to left,#fff 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 115%)

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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.

Open Sans Static

Aa 300 Aa 700

Open Sans Static

Self-hosted · weights 300, 400, 500, 600, 645, 700 · headings, buttons, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 300 Aa 800

Open Sans Italic Variable

Self-hosted · weights 300, 800 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

Salesforce Sans

Served from c1.sfdcstatic.com · weights 400 · buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Body 1rem · 16 px / 1.5 weight 400 · Open Sans Static

Discover Pearson Australia for innovative educational resources, digital tools, and e-learning solutions to empower educators and inspire s…

Paragraph 1rem · 16 px / weight 400 · Open Sans Static

Discover Pearson Australia for innovative educational resources, digital tools, and e-learning solutions to empower educators and inspire s…

Small 80% weight 400

Discover Pearson Australia for innovative educational resources, digital tools, and e-learning solutions to empower educators and inspire s…

Button 0.875rem · 14 px / weight 645 · none · Open Sans Static

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Link 1rem · 16 px / 2rem weight 645 · Plus Jakarta Sans

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 120pxline · 6 rules
  • 96pxline · 7 rules
  • 80pxline · 8 rules
  • 20pxline 1.5 · 12 rules
  • 16pxline · 237 rules
  • 14pxline · 72 rules
  • 12pxline · 17 rules
  • 10pxline · 12 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

Button

Get started

.btn-primary · #007BFF

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #007BFF

Corner radius

  • 2.5em · 172×
  • 50% · 82×
  • .25rem · 21×
  • 0.25em · 21×
  • 8px · 11×
  • 4px · 11×

Shadows

  • 0px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25)
  • 0px 0px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
  • unset
  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(0,123,255,.25)

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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

375
376
767
768
769
991
992
1024

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1590 px
1140 px
960 px
720 px
570 px
540 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 53 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe favicon is dark on a see-through background, so it nearly disappears on dark browser tabs.

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Questions

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

Questions

What font does pearson.com use?
pearson.com’s website uses three typefaces: Open Sans Static (headings and body text), self-hosted; Open Sans Italic Variable, self-hosted; Salesforce Sans, served from c1.sfdcstatic.com.
What are pearson.com’s brand colours?
The main colours on pearson.com are Deep Steel Blue (#007A9C), Dodger Blue (#2192FB), Dark Magenta (#9E007E), Golden Rod (#FFBB1C), Dark Slate Grey (#005D77) and Purple (#722351).
What colour is pearson.com’s text and background?
Body text is #333333 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is pearson.com’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on pearson.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check pearson.com’s own brand or press page.
Is this pearson.com’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from pearson.com’s public web pages on 21 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with pearson.com. 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

pearson-com-tokens.css

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/* pearson.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/pearson.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #333333;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FEFEFE;
  --colour-near-black: #151515;
  --colour-charcoal: #333333;
  --colour-cool-dark-grey: #505759;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #007A9C;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #2192FB;
  --colour-dark-magenta: #9E007E;
  --colour-golden-rod: #FFBB1C;
  --colour-dark-slate-grey: #005D77;
  --colour-purple: #722351;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #007BFF;
  --colour-deep-violet-red: #AE367E;
  --colour-light-cyan: #E1FFFF;
  --colour-crimson: #DC3545;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #28A745;
  --colour-light-violet-red: #BE4B90;
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right,#fff 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 115%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to left,#fff 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 115%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Open Sans Static', 'Helvetica', 'Verdana', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Open Sans Static', 'Helvetica', 'Verdana', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Open Sans Static', 'Helvetica', 'Verdana', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'Open Sans Italic Variable', 'Helvetica', 'Verdana', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-body: 1rem;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-p: 1rem;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 0.875rem;
  --text-a: 1rem;
  --leading-a: 2rem;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 2.5em;
  --radius-2: 50%;
  --radius-3: .25rem;
  --radius-4: 0.25em;
  --radius-5: 8px;
  --radius-6: 4px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 375px;
  --breakpoint-2: 376px;
  --breakpoint-3: 767px;
  --breakpoint-4: 768px;
  --breakpoint-5: 769px;
  --breakpoint-6: 991px;
  --breakpoint-7: 992px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1024px;
  --max-width-1: 1590px;
  --max-width-2: 1140px;
  --max-width-3: 960px;
  --max-width-4: 720px;
  --max-width-5: 570px;
  --max-width-6: 540px;
}

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