What font does Slate Magazine use?

Slate Magazine’s website uses four typefaces: Georgia (headings), a system font; Register, served from dot.cdnslate.com; Helvetica Neue (body text), a system font; Retina, served from dot.cdnslate.com.

What are Slate Magazine’s brand colours?

The main colours on slate.com are Light Crimson (#FF0E50), Midnight Blue (#2C0022), Medium Violet Red (#88365B), Purple (#6A0432), Deep Crimson (#E60D48) and Deep Black (#1A0014).

What colour is Slate Magazine’s text and background?

Body text is #222222 on a #FFFFFF background.

Where is Slate Magazine’s logo from?

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

Is this Slate Magazine’s official style guide?

No. SiteStyleGuide made it from slate.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Slate Magazine. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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Slate Magazinestyle guide

Slate Magazine’s website (slate.com) sets its headings in Georgia and its body text in Helvetica Neue. Its palette is led by Light Crimson (#FF0E50), Midnight Blue (#2C0022) and Medium Violet Red (#88365B), with #222222 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Website: slate.com
Typefaces: Georgia, Register, Helvetica Neue
Palette: 4 neutrals, 12 colours, 1 gradient
Captured: 25 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide

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Screenshot of the slate.com homepage on a desktop screen — Screenshot of slate.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 25 Oct 2026.

Screenshot of the slate.com 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: Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts; ▲ 61 / 60 characters
Meta description: Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.; ● 147 / 160 characters
Site name: Slate Magazine
og:title: Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts
og:description: Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.
Language: en
Theme colour: #f8f8f8

In search results

Slate Magazinehttps://slate.com/

Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

When shared

The image Slate Magazine shares with links

slate.com

Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses…

Logo & favicons

Found as: SVG in the header. SVG.

Logo

On white

On black

On Light Crimson

Favicons

6 found

512 px · PNG manifest
512 px · PNG manifest
192 px · PNG manifest
180 px · PNG apple-touch-icon
100 px · SVG icon
32 px · ICO icon

Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

Light browser tab

Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

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 (#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 20.8%
Near Black 18.1%
Light Crimson 11.9%
Midnight Blue 11%
Medium Violet Red 9.3%
Charcoal 5.7%
Dark Grey 4%
Purple 3.7%
Deep Crimson 3.3%
Deep Black 2%
Deep Purple 2%
Dark Slate Blue 2%
Rosy Brown 2%
Dim Grey 1.4%
Light Black 1.3%
Light Purple 1.3%

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 · .masthead, body
Near Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 87

On text
—

On white
15.91:1 AAA

Text, background, graphic · body, .homepage-advice__promos-title
Charcoal

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 73

On text
1.63:1 Fail

On white
9.74:1 AAA

Text · .homepage-advice__a1-promo-author, .homepage-advice__promo-byline
Dark Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 0 0 60

On text
2.77:1 Fail

On white
5.74:1 AA

Text, graphic · .masthead .search-form__label, .homepage-advice__column-byline

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

Light Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 95 69 0

On text
4.11:1 AA large

On white
3.87:1 AA large

Text, border, graphic · --theme-color, :root
Midnight Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 23 83

On text
1.17:1 Fail

On white
18.58:1 AAA

Text, background, graphic · .hp-top-shelf__special-package-link, .recent-stories__link
Medium Violet Red

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 60 33 47

On text
2.06:1 Fail

On white
7.70:1 AAA

Text, border · .recent-stories__title, .most-engaged__title
Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 96 53 58

On text
1.27:1 Fail

On white
12.53:1 AAA

Text, border · .hp-bottom-shelf__collection-heading:after, .hp-top-shelf--special-package .hp-top-shelf__lede .story-teaser__headline
Deep Crimson

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 94 69 10

On text
3.42:1 AA large

On white
4.65:1 AA

Background · --button-color, .slate-button
Deep Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 23 90

On text
1.25:1 Fail

On white
19.92:1 AAA

Background · --bg-color, :where(.theme-dark) .tp-iframe-wrapper:is(.tp-iframe-wrapper)
Deep Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 60 14 75

On text
1.08:1 Fail

On white
14.69:1 AAA

Background · --bg-color, :where(.theme-dark) .newsletter-signup--advice .newsletter-signup__input
Dark Slate Blue

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 28 7 58

On text
2.17:1 Fail

On white
7.32:1 AAA

Border · --bg-color, :where(.theme-dark) .ask-a-question
Rosy Brown

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 11 2 33

On text
5.94:1 AA

On white
2.68:1 Fail

Border · --bg-color, :where(.theme-dark) .slate-loading
Dim Grey

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 20 5 50

On text
3.11:1 AA large

On white
5.12:1 AA

Border, background · --interactive-border-color, .dropdown--vibrant .dropdown__link:focus
Light Black

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 100 23 86

On text
1.21:1 Fail

On white
19.31:1 AAA

Background · --interactive-scoreboard-color, .global-footer__legal
Light Purple

HEX

RGB

HSL

OKLCH

CMYK
0 41 9 66

On text
1.50:1 Fail

On white
10.61:1 AAA

Border, background, graphic · .dropdown--vibrant .dropdown__link, .global-footer__social-badge

Gradients

linear-gradient(hsla(0deg,65.0793650794%,50.5882352941%,.15),hsla(0deg,65.0793650794%,50.5882352941%,.15))

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.

Georgia

Aa 400 Aa 700

Georgia

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 700

Served from dot.cdnslate.com · weights 700 · headings · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Helvetica Neue

System font, or not loaded on this page · weights 400, 700 · body, headings, buttons · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

Retina

Served from dot.cdnslate.com · 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 · root 17 px

Body — weight 400 · Helvetica Neue

Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and politic…

Paragraph .8232026157rem · 14 px

Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and politic…

Button 1rem · 17 px

Get started

Sizes in use

Most common across the site

22pxline 1.2 · 4 rules
19pxline 1.2 · 9 rules
17pxline 1.2 · 17 rules
16pxline 1.4 · 7 rules
15pxline 1cap · 9 rules
14pxline 1.2 · 18 rules
13px5 rules
12pxline 20px · 25 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

2px · 9×
3px · 7×
100px · 3×
10px · 3×
2em · 1×
50% · 1×

Shadows

0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,10,.15)
0 0 .2em #ddd
0 0 .2em hsla(0deg,0%,13.3333333333%,.15)
0 0 .2em #ddd,0 0 0 1px #ddd

Layout

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

Grid

Breakpoints

728

767

768

969

1023

1024

1439

1440

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1152 px

970 px

922 px

708 px

640 px

312 px

Notes

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

Notes

▲ CheckThe title is 61 characters. Google usually cuts titles near 60, so the end may not show in results.

Questions

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

Questions

What font does Slate Magazine use?: Slate Magazine’s website uses four typefaces: Georgia (headings), a system font; Register, served from dot.cdnslate.com; Helvetica Neue (body text), a system font; Retina, served from dot.cdnslate.com.
What are Slate Magazine’s brand colours?: The main colours on slate.com are Light Crimson (#FF0E50), Midnight Blue (#2C0022), Medium Violet Red (#88365B), Purple (#6A0432), Deep Crimson (#E60D48) and Deep Black (#1A0014).
What colour is Slate Magazine’s text and background?: Body text is #222222 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is Slate Magazine’s logo from?: The logo shown in this guide was found on slate.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check Slate Magazine’s own brand or press page.
Is this Slate Magazine’s official style guide?: No. SiteStyleGuide made it from slate.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Slate Magazine. 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

slate-com-tokens.css

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/* slate.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/slate.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #222222;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-near-black: #222222;
  --colour-charcoal: #444444;
  --colour-dark-grey: #666666;
  --colour-light-crimson: #FF0E50;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #2C0022;
  --colour-medium-violet-red: #88365B;
  --colour-purple: #6A0432;
  --colour-deep-crimson: #E60D48;
  --colour-deep-black: #1A0014;
  --colour-deep-purple: #411A38;
  --colour-dark-slate-blue: #6B4D64;
  --colour-rosy-brown: #AB99A7;
  --colour-dim-grey: #80667A;
  --colour-light-black: #23001B;
  --colour-light-purple: #56334E;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(hsla(0deg,65.0793650794%,50.5882352941%,.15),hsla(0deg,65.0793650794%,50.5882352941%,.15));

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-headings: 'Georgia', 'Times', serif;
  --font-body: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-buttons: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'DMSerifText', 'Georgia', 'Times', serif;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-p: .8232026157rem;
  --text-button: 1rem;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 2px;
  --radius-2: 3px;
  --radius-3: 100px;
  --radius-4: 10px;
  --radius-5: 2em;
  --radius-6: 50%;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 728px;
  --breakpoint-2: 767px;
  --breakpoint-3: 768px;
  --breakpoint-4: 969px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1023px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1024px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1439px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1440px;
  --max-width-1: 1152px;
  --max-width-2: 970px;
  --max-width-3: 922px;
  --max-width-4: 708px;
  --max-width-5: 640px;
  --max-width-6: 312px;
}

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    "source": "https://sitestyleguide.com/slate.com",
    "text": "#222222",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "colours": [
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            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "rgb": [
                255,
                255,
                255
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Near Black",
            "hex": "#222222",
            "rgb": [
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        },
        {
            "name": "Charcoal",
            "hex": "#444444",
            "rgb": [
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        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Grey",
            "hex": "#666666",
            "rgb": [
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                102
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Crimson",
            "hex": "#FF0E50",
            "rgb": [
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        },
        {
            "name": "Midnight Blue",
            "hex": "#2C0022",
            "rgb": [
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                34
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        {
            "name": "Medium Violet Red",
            "hex": "#88365B",
            "rgb": [
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        {
            "name": "Purple",
            "hex": "#6A0432",
            "rgb": [
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                4,
                50
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        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Crimson",
            "hex": "#E60D48",
            "rgb": [
                230,
                13,
                72
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Black",
            "hex": "#1A0014",
            "rgb": [
                26,
                0,
                20
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Deep Purple",
            "hex": "#411A38",
            "rgb": [
                65,
                26,
                56
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Slate Blue",
            "hex": "#6B4D64",
            "rgb": [
                107,
                77,
                100
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Rosy Brown",
            "hex": "#AB99A7",
            "rgb": [
                171,
                153,
                167
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Dim Grey",
            "hex": "#80667A",
            "rgb": [
                128,
                102,
                122
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "Light Black",
            "hex": "#23001B",
            "rgb": [
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        },
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            "name": "Light Purple",
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            "stack": "Georgia, Times, serif",
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            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Register",
            "stack": "Register, Georgia, Times, serif",
            "weights": [
                700
            ],
            "source": "Served from dot.cdnslate.com"
        },
        {
            "name": "Helvetica Neue",
            "stack": "Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "System font, or not loaded on this page"
        },
        {
            "name": "Retina",
            "stack": "Retina, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
            "weights": [
                400,
                700
            ],
            "source": "Served from dot.cdnslate.com"
        },
        {
            "name": "DMSerifText",
            "stack": "DMSerifText, Georgia, Times, serif",
            "weights": [
                400
            ],
            "source": "Served from dot.cdnslate.com"
        }
    ]
}

Other websites using Georgia as their main typeface

Blackboard

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American Heritage Dictionary

ahdictionary.com · set in Georgia
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Slate Magazinestyle guide

Title &description

Logo

Favicons

Colour

Balance

Neutrals

White

Near Black

Charcoal

Dark Grey

Colours

Light Crimson

Midnight Blue

Medium Violet Red

Purple

Deep Crimson

Deep Black

Deep Purple

Dark Slate Blue

Rosy Brown

Dim Grey

Light Black

Light Purple

Gradients

Georgia

Type scale

Sizes in use

Elements

Grid

Notes

Questions

Tokens

Share

Run slate.com?

Also set in Georgia

Blackboard

The Hollywood Reporter

American Heritage Dictionary

Similar colours

Gymglish

RedLight

El Español

Bustle

Title &
description