SiteStyleGuide

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Unofficial style guide

SlashGearstyle guide

SlashGear’s website (slashgear.com) uses Arial for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Steel Blue (#267CCB), Medium Orchid (#BB52CD) and Dodger Blue (#008EEC), with #222222 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 23 October 2026.

Typefaces
Arial, eurostile-bold-oblique, eurostile-bold
Palette
4 neutrals, 3 colours, 2 gradients
Captured
23 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.slashgear.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the slashgear.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of slashgear.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 23 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
SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Reviews
● 50 / 60 characters
Meta description
The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.
● 110 / 160 characters
Site name
SlashGear
og:title
SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Reviews
og:description
The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.
Language
en-US

In search results

SlashGearhttps://www.slashgear.com/

SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Reviews

The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.

When shared

The image SlashGear shares with links

slashgear.com

SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Reviews

The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.

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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 (#222222) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 31.1%
  • Steel Blue 22.4%
  • Medium Orchid 22.4%
  • Near Black 16.4%
  • Black 4.2%
  • Off White 1.8%
  • Dodger 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
    15.91:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, graphic · body, header

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 87
    On text
    —
    On white
    15.91:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · body, #aside-nav .main-nav li label:after

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    1.31:1 Fail
    On white
    20.87:1 AAA

    Text · h1, mark

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 13
    On text
    11.71:1 AAA
    On white
    1.36:1 Fail

    Background · .article-item .image-holder>a, --color-surface-media

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    81 39 0 20
    On text
    3.66:1 AA large
    On white
    4.35:1 AA large

    Background · h1 a, a.button button

  • Medium Orchid

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    9 60 0 20
    On text
    3.94:1 AA large
    On white
    4.04:1 AA large

    Background · h1 a, a.button button

  • Dodger Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 40 0 7
    On text
    4.61:1 AA
    On white
    3.45:1 AA large

    Text · p a, --color-text-link

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#267CCB 0%,#BB52CD 100%)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#BB52CD 0%,#267CCB 100%)

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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.

Arial

Aa 400

Arial

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400 · headings, body, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 700

eurostile-bold-oblique

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

Aa 700

eurostile-bold

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

Aa 400

nimbus-sans-regular

Self-hosted · weights 400 · 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 3.6rem · 36 px / 1.2 Arial

SlashGear

Heading 2 2.6rem · 26 px / 1.3 Arial

SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Revi…

Heading 3 2rem · 20 px / 1.3 Arial

SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Revi…

Heading 4 1.8rem · 18 px / 1.3 Arial

SlashGear | Tech, Cars, Gaming, Science, & Revi…

Body 10px / 1.5 Arial

The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.

Paragraph 1.8rem · 18 px / 1.5

The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.

Small 80%

The latest news and reviews in the world of tech, automotive, gaming, science, and entertainment - since 2005.

Button 1.4rem · 14 px / 1 uppercase · Arial

Get started

Link 1.4rem · 14 px / 100% none · Arial

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 36pxline 1.2 · 1 rules
  • 26pxline 1.2 · 2 rules
  • 24pxline 1.3 · 2 rules
  • 22pxline 1 · 3 rules
  • 20pxline 1.3 · 2 rules
  • 18pxline 1.5 · 2 rules
  • 16pxline 1.3 · 8 rules
  • 14pxline inherit · 9 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

a.button button · #267CCB

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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

750
768
926

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

384 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 50 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 SlashGear use?
SlashGear’s website uses four typefaces: Arial (headings and body text), a system font; eurostile-bold-oblique, self-hosted; eurostile-bold, self-hosted; nimbus-sans-regular, self-hosted.
What are SlashGear’s brand colours?
The main colours on slashgear.com are Steel Blue (#267CCB), Medium Orchid (#BB52CD), Dodger Blue (#008EEC), White (#FFFFFF), Near Black (#222222) and Black (#010101).
What colour is SlashGear’s text and background?
Body text is #222222 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is SlashGear’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on slashgear.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check SlashGear’s own brand or press page.
Is this SlashGear’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from slashgear.com’s public web pages on 23 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with SlashGear. 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

slashgear-com-tokens.css

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/* slashgear.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/slashgear.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #222222;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #222222;
  --colour-black: #010101;
  --colour-off-white: #DDDDDD;
  --colour-steel-blue: #267CCB;
  --colour-medium-orchid: #BB52CD;
  --colour-dodger-blue: #008EEC;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(90deg,#267CCB 0%,#BB52CD 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(90deg,#BB52CD 0%,#267CCB 100%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'eurostile-bold', 'eurostile-bold-fallback', sans-serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 3.6rem;
  --leading-h1: 1.2;
  --text-h2: 2.6rem;
  --leading-h2: 1.3;
  --text-h3: 2rem;
  --leading-h3: 1.3;
  --text-h4: 1.8rem;
  --leading-h4: 1.3;
  --text-body: 10px;
  --leading-body: 1.5;
  --text-p: 1.8rem;
  --leading-p: 1.5;
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 1.4rem;
  --leading-button: 1;
  --text-a: 1.4rem;
  --leading-a: 100%;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 750px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 926px;
  --max-width-1: 384px;
}

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

Captured from slashgear.com on 23 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by SlashGear; this guide describes the public website for reference.