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VMware by Broadcomstyle guide

VMware by Broadcom’s website (vmware.com) uses Metropolis for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Royal Blue (#005C8A), Midnight Blue (#04314D) and Light Steel Blue (#0098C7), with #565656 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 2 November 2026.

Website
vmware.com
Typefaces
Metropolis, bi2, brcm
Palette
4 neutrals, 12 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
2 Nov 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
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Screenshot of the vmware.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of vmware.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
VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
● 55 / 60 characters
Meta description
Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.
● 107 / 160 characters
og:title
VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
og:description
Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.
Language
en

In search results

VMware by Broadcomhttps://www.vmware.com/

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the Enterprise

Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.

When shared

The image VMware by Broadcom shares with links

vmware.com

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the Enterprise

Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.

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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 (#565656) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 36.3%
  • Royal Blue 29.4%
  • Charcoal 7.9%
  • Black 6.1%
  • Cool Dark Grey 5.2%
  • Midnight Blue 3.8%
  • Light Steel Blue 3.6%
  • Deep Crimson 2.9%
  • Deep Steel Blue 1.6%
  • Light Crimson 0.7%
  • Medium Sea Green 0.7%
  • Peru 0.5%
  • Gold 0.4%
  • Cadet Blue 0.4%
  • Light Steel Blue 0.2%
  • Moccasin 0.2%

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
    7.34:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · .bttn.primary-bttn, .bttn.secondary-bttn

  • Charcoal

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 80
    On text
    1.72:1 Fail
    On white
    12.63:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .bttn.icon-bttn, .bttn.icon-bttn .bi

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    2.86:1 Fail
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · .brcmicon-brcm_pulse_black .path1:before, .brcmicon-brcm_pulse_black .path2:before

  • Cool Dark Grey

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    8 4 0 65
    On text
    1.01:1 Fail
    On white
    7.38:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .group-toggle-bttn .bttn, body

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 33 0 46
    On text
    1.01:1 Fail
    On white
    7.25:1 AAA

    Text, background, border · .bttn.primary-bttn, .no-styles

  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    95 36 0 70
    On text
    1.84:1 Fail
    On white
    13.53:1 AAA

    Text, graphic · .no-styles:hover, .bttn.link-bttn:hover

  • Light Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 24 0 22
    On text
    2.21:1 Fail
    On white
    3.32:1 AA large

    Text, border, background · .bttn.icon-bttn .bi.secondary, .box-list-wrap .box-list-item .box-list-content h4

  • Deep Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 96 77 20
    On text
    1.27:1 Fail
    On white
    5.76:1 AA

    Text, background · .brcmicon-ban-text-danger:before, .brcmicon-brcm_pulse_red .path1:before

  • Deep Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 52 0 0
    On text
    1.84:1 Fail
    On white
    3.98:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .nav-pills .nav-link.active, a

  • Light Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 76 69 14
    On text
    1.62:1 Fail
    On white
    4.53:1 AA

    Text, border, background · .badge-danger, .bg-danger

  • Medium Sea Green

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    76 0 59 35
    On text
    2.34:1 Fail
    On white
    3.13:1 AA large

    Text, border, background · .badge-success, .bg-success

  • Peru

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 44 100 13
    On text
    2.44:1 Fail
    On white
    3.00:1 AA large

    Background, text · .bc--bg_warn, .bc--color_warn

  • Gold

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 24 97 0
    On text
    4.50:1 AA
    On white
    1.63:1 Fail

    Background, text, border · .badge-warning, .bg-warning

  • Cadet Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    88 12 0 28
    On text
    2.41:1 Fail
    On white
    3.04:1 AA large

    Background, text, border · .badge-info, .bg-info

  • Light Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    30 16 0 0
    On text
    4.92:1 AA
    On white
    1.49:1 Fail

    Background, border · .list-group-item-primary, .custom-control-input:not(:disabled):active~.custom-control-label::before

  • Moccasin

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 10 35 4
    On text
    5.41:1 AA
    On white
    1.36:1 Fail

    Background · ::selection

Gradients

  • radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75) 66%, transparent 0)

  • linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0))

  • linear-gradient(to right, #6fbe2e 19%, #00bbd6 43%, #0f61a9 57%, #5a39a0 81%)

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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.

Metropolis

Aa 100 Aa 900

Metropolis

Self-hosted · weights 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 · buttons, headings, body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400

bi2

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

Aa 400

brcm

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
Heading 1 40px / 1.2 weight 300 · Metropolis

VMware by Broadcom

Heading 2 40px / 1.2 weight 300 · Metropolis

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the En…

Heading 3 32px / 1.2 weight 300 · Metropolis

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the En…

Heading 4 25px / 1.2 weight 300 · Metropolis

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the En…

Heading 5 20px / 1.2 weight 300 · Metropolis

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the En…

Heading 6 18px / 1.2 weight 300 · Metropolis

VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the En…

Body 16px / 24px weight 300 · Metropolis

Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.

Paragraph 13px weight 400 · Metropolis

Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.

Small 12px weight 400

Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.

Button 14px / 1.5 weight 300 · uppercase · Metropolis

Get started

Link 16px weight 300 · normal · Metropolis

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 96pxline 1.2 · 14 rules
  • 32pxline .03125em · 36 rules
  • 24pxline .0416666682em · 21 rules
  • 20pxline .05em · 30 rules
  • 18pxline 38px · 15 rules
  • 16pxline 1.5 · 136 rules
  • 14pxline 1.5 · 75 rules
  • 12pxline .0833333337em · 31 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

.group-toggle-bttn .bttn · #FFFFFF

Link

Read our latest news today.

a · #005C8A

Corner radius

  • .25rem · 19×
  • 4px · 13×
  • 3px · 10×
  • 0 3px 3px 0 · 10×
  • 1rem · 7×
  • 0.1em · 6×

Shadows

  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(0,123,255,.25)
  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(40,167,69,.25)
  • 0 0 0 .2rem rgba(220,53,69,.25)
  • 1px 1px 5px #6c757d

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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

321
430
576
767
768
992
1200
1980

On a scale of 0 to 1980 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1170 px
1140 px
720 px
540 px
380 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 55 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 VMware by Broadcom use?
VMware by Broadcom’s website uses three typefaces: Metropolis (headings and body text), self-hosted; bi2, self-hosted; brcm, self-hosted.
What are VMware by Broadcom’s brand colours?
The main colours on vmware.com are Royal Blue (#005C8A), Midnight Blue (#04314D), Light Steel Blue (#0098C7), Deep Crimson (#CC092F), Deep Steel Blue (#007BFF) and Light Crimson (#DC3545).
What colour is VMware by Broadcom’s text and background?
Body text is #565656 on a #FFFFFF background.
Is this VMware by Broadcom’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from vmware.com’s public web pages on 2 November 2026, and isn’t affiliated with VMware by Broadcom. 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

vmware-com-tokens.css

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/* vmware.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/vmware.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #565656;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-charcoal: #333333;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-cool-dark-grey: #53565A;
  --colour-royal-blue: #005C8A;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #04314D;
  --colour-light-steel-blue: #0098C7;
  --colour-deep-crimson: #CC092F;
  --colour-deep-steel-blue: #007BFF;
  --colour-light-crimson: #DC3545;
  --colour-medium-sea-green: #28A745;
  --colour-peru: #DE7C00;
  --colour-gold: #FFC107;
  --colour-cadet-blue: #17A2B8;
  --colour-light-steel-blue-2: #B3D7FF;
  --colour-moccasin: #F4DB9E;
  --gradient-1: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75) 66%, transparent 0);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0));
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(to right, #6fbe2e 19%, #00bbd6 43%, #0f61a9 57%, #5a39a0 81%);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-buttons: 'Metropolis', sans-serif;
  --font-headings: 'Metropolis', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Metropolis', sans-serif;
  --font-other: 'brcm';

  /* Type scale */
  --text-h1: 40px;
  --leading-h1: 1.2;
  --text-h2: 40px;
  --leading-h2: 1.2;
  --text-h3: 32px;
  --leading-h3: 1.2;
  --text-h4: 25px;
  --leading-h4: 1.2;
  --text-h5: 20px;
  --leading-h5: 1.2;
  --text-h6: 18px;
  --leading-h6: 1.2;
  --text-body: 16px;
  --leading-body: 24px;
  --text-p: 13px;
  --text-small: 12px;
  --text-button: 14px;
  --leading-button: 1.5;
  --text-a: 16px;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: .25rem;
  --radius-2: 4px;
  --radius-3: 3px;
  --radius-4: 0 3px 3px 0;
  --radius-5: 1rem;
  --radius-6: 0.1em;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 321px;
  --breakpoint-2: 430px;
  --breakpoint-3: 576px;
  --breakpoint-4: 767px;
  --breakpoint-5: 768px;
  --breakpoint-6: 992px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1980px;
  --max-width-1: 1170px;
  --max-width-2: 1140px;
  --max-width-3: 720px;
  --max-width-4: 540px;
  --max-width-5: 380px;
  --max-width-6: 300px;
}

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