SiteStyleGuide

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

Unofficial style guide

Xerostyle guide

Xero’s website (xero.com) uses National2 for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Midnight Blue (#000856), Royal Blue (#1F65D6) and Steel Blue (#0078C8), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 27 October 2026.

Website
xero.com
Typefaces
National2
Palette
4 neutrals, 7 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
27 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.xero.com/au/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the xero.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of xero.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 27 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
Software & Solutions for Small Businesses | Xero AU
● 51 / 60 characters
Meta description
Xero software connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today.
● 115 / 160 characters
Site name
Xero
og:title
Software & Solutions for Small Businesses
og:description
Xero software connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today.
Language
en-AU

In search results

Xerohttps://www.xero.com/au/

Software & Solutions for Small Businesses | Xero AU

Xero software connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today.

When shared

The image Xero shares with links

xero.com

Software & Solutions for Small Businesses

Xero software connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial …

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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 (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • Midnight Blue 39.6%
  • White 23.3%
  • Royal Blue 19.1%
  • Deep Cool Off White 5.4%
  • Off White 2.6%
  • Steel Blue 2.1%
  • Light Cool Off White 2%
  • Light Slate Blue 2%
  • Deep Sky Blue 1.5%
  • Medium Aqua Marine 1.1%
  • Deep Slate Blue 1.1%

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
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Background, text, border · .fLFUpX, .khclnC

  • Deep Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    4 2 0 13
    On text
    14.94:1 AAA
    On white
    1.41:1 Fail

    Border, background · .hNgiSp, .gyhdUX:first-of-type button

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 2 5
    On text
    18.59:1 AAA
    On white
    1.13:1 Fail

    Background, border, graphic · .hNgiSp:hover, .cmjwfr

  • Light Cool Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    4 2 0 4
    On text
    18.60:1 AAA
    On white
    1.13:1 Fail

    Background · .jGnRuN, .BWZhO

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Midnight Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 91 0 66
    On text
    1.17:1 Fail
    On white
    17.96:1 AAA

    Text, border, background · .hsIWuB, .ifNARg

  • Royal Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    86 53 0 16
    On text
    3.89:1 AA large
    On white
    5.40:1 AA

    Background, border, graphic · a:hover .Underlined_normal.jsSMJY, a:hover .Underlined_normal.fKnCDQ

  • Steel Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    100 40 0 22
    On text
    4.52:1 AA
    On white
    4.65:1 AA

    Background, graphic · .fQNjUP, .cldnTc

  • Light Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    83 53 0 44
    On text
    2.24:1 Fail
    On white
    9.36:1 AAA

    Background, border · .fklEjw:hover, .rmJML:hover

  • Deep Sky Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    92 23 0 8
    On text
    8.83:1 AAA
    On white
    2.38:1 Fail

    Border, graphic · .fVlTlN, .kBWWa-D:focus:before

  • Medium Aqua Marine

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    64 0 23 14
    On text
    12.16:1 AAA
    On white
    1.73:1 Fail

    Background, border · .fXAOVk

  • Deep Slate Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    46 39 0 63
    On text
    1.89:1 Fail
    On white
    11.12:1 AAA

    Text · .NLTaQ, .icvNrv.icvNrv .Typography

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(to right, #1F65D6 0%, #1F65D6 100%)

  • linear-gradient(to right, #0078C8 0%, #0078C8 100%)

  • linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0))

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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.

National2

Aa 400 Aa 700

National2

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

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

Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 32pxline 0.96 · 3 rules
  • 28pxline 1.1 · 4 rules
  • 20pxline 1.1 · 3 rules
  • 18pxline 1.1 · 8 rules
  • 17pxline 1.4 · 8 rules
  • 16pxline 1.3 · 12 rules
  • 15pxline 1.25 · 14 rules
  • 14pxline 1.3 · 24 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

Corner radius

  • 0.5rem · 60×
  • 1rem · 5×
  • 50% · 4×
  • 3rem · 2×
  • 2.5rem · 2×
  • 0.5rem 0.5rem 0 0 · 2×

Shadows

  • 0 0.25rem 1rem rgba(0,8,86,0.15)
  • 0 0.25rem 1rem rgba(0,0,0,0.15)
  • 0 -2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
  • 0.5rem 0.5rem 1.3rem rgba(0,0,0,0.06)

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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

640
1010
1200
1560
2100

On a scale of 0 to 2100 px.

Content widths (max-width)

2400 px

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Notes

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

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 51 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 Xero use?
Xero’s website uses one typeface: National2 (headings and body text), self-hosted.
What are Xero’s brand colours?
The main colours on xero.com are Midnight Blue (#000856), Royal Blue (#1F65D6), Steel Blue (#0078C8), Light Slate Blue (#184390), Deep Sky Blue (#13B5EA) and Medium Aqua Marine (#50DCAA).
What colour is Xero’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Is this Xero’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from xero.com’s public web pages on 27 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with Xero. 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

xero-com-tokens.css

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/* xero.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/xero.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-deep-cool-off-white: #D6DADE;
  --colour-off-white: #F2F1EE;
  --colour-light-cool-off-white: #ECF2F6;
  --colour-midnight-blue: #000856;
  --colour-royal-blue: #1F65D6;
  --colour-steel-blue: #0078C8;
  --colour-light-slate-blue: #184390;
  --colour-deep-sky-blue: #13B5EA;
  --colour-medium-aqua-marine: #50DCAA;
  --colour-deep-slate-blue: #33395E;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(to right, #1F65D6 0%, #1F65D6 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(to right, #0078C8 0%, #0078C8 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0));

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-other: 'National2', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 0.5rem;
  --radius-2: 1rem;
  --radius-3: 50%;
  --radius-4: 3rem;
  --radius-5: 2.5rem;
  --radius-6: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0 0;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 640px;
  --breakpoint-2: 1010px;
  --breakpoint-3: 1200px;
  --breakpoint-4: 1560px;
  --breakpoint-5: 2100px;
  --max-width-1: 2400px;
}

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Captured from xero.com on 27 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Xero; this guide describes the public website for reference.