Colours & Fonts

The CockpitConnect brand identity — primary colours, typography, and usage guidelines for all project documentation and UI.

Colour Palette

#52ABE3
Primary Blue
#52abe3
Buttons, links, accents, section labels
#312F30
Dark Charcoal
#312f30
Body text and headings on light backgrounds
#FFFFFF
White
#ffffff
Text and content on dark backgrounds
#F5F4F4
Light Background
#f5f4f4
Page background in light mode

Usage Rules

Heading text in charcoal
Section label in primary
Body text in charcoal on a light surface.
Light mode — primary #52abe3 + text #312f30
Heading text in white
Section label in primary
Body text in white on a dark surface.
Dark mode — primary #52abe3 + text #ffffff

Typefaces

Barlow Condensed
800 ExtraBold — Page titles, hero headings
700 Bold — Section headings, card titles
600 SemiBold — Nav items, labels, buttons
400 Regular — Subheadings, captions
Google Fonts: Barlow+Condensed:wght@400;600;700;800
DM Sans
500 Medium — UI labels, metadata
400 Regular — Body copy, descriptions
300 Light — Long-form prose, captions
Google Fonts: DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500

Type Scale

Hero / H1
Barlow Condensed 800, ~3.2rem
Build Your Dream Cockpit
H2 Section
Barlow Condensed 700, 1.7rem
Featured Projects
H3 Card Title
Barlow Condensed 700, 1.1rem
Boeing 737 MAX
Body Regular
DM Sans 400, 1rem
In-depth documentation for building realistic home flight simulator cockpits.
Body Light
DM Sans 300, 1rem
MobiFlight integration, backlit encoders and switch panels wired to SimConnect.
Section Label
Barlow Condensed 700, 0.72rem, uppercase
Cockpit Builds
Caption / Meta
DM Sans 400, 0.75rem
Started January 2024 · MSFS 2024

Design Tokens

Border Radius

Small (sm)
4px — Buttons, chips, badges
Large (lg)
10px — Cards, dialogs, dropdowns
X-Large
16px — Hero elements, modals

Key Spacing

4px
4px / 1 unit — Icon gaps, tight padding
8px
8px / 2 units — Chip gaps, small items
16px
16px / 4 units — Card padding, list spacing
24px
24px / 6 units — Section inner spacing
48px
48px / 12 units — Section vertical padding
96px
96px / 24 units — Large section gaps