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Monzo vs spectr.pm

Two design systems side by side, measured from the live sites — colour, type, shape, depth, components, states and responsive behaviour.

Monzo: Monzo | Open a Free Account · Above the fold
Monzo
monzo.com· read 2026-11-03
spectr.pm: Spectr - AI Product Ops: Meetings to PRDs, Specs & Stories · Above the fold
spectr.pm
spectr.pm· read 2026-10-14

Ground and ink

Each side painted in its own measured canvas, ink, muted and primary roles.

Monzo

Heading on canvas

Body copy in the measured muted role.

Primary action
21:1 ink on canvas

spectr.pm

Heading on canvas

Body copy in the measured muted role.

Primary action
18.6:1 ink on canvas

Palette

Named roles first, then every colour measured without one.

Monzo

  • canvas#FFFFFF
  • surface#F2F8F3
  • ink#000000
  • primary#091723
  • on-primary#FFFFFF

4 more, no measured role

spectr.pm

  • canvas#0D0D0D
  • surface#171717
  • ink#FAFAFA
  • hairline#2E2E2E
  • primary#894DEF
  • on-primary#FAFAFA

10 more, no measured role

Type scale

Set at the measured size, weight, tracking and leading. Brand typefaces are not loaded, so the metrics are real and the letterforms are not.

Monzo

h4

160px · 800 · shown smaller

h5

52px · 800 · shown smaller

h2

52px · 800 · shown smaller

h1

49px · 800 · shown smaller

h2

44px · 800 · shown smaller

heading

39px · 800 · shown smaller

h2

39px · 800 · shown smaller

spectr.pm

hero-display

288px · 900 · shown smaller

display

280px · 900 · shown smaller

display

252px · 900 · shown smaller

display

200px · 900 · shown smaller

display

132px · 800 · shown smaller

display

99px · 600 · shown smaller

h2

92px · 800 · shown smaller

Corners

Drawn at the measured radii.

Monzo

0px

pill

4px

32px

16px

64px

spectr.pm

0px

Spacing

One shared scale across both sides, so the bars are directly comparable.

Monzo

4
8
12
16
20
24
32
40

spectr.pm

4
8
12
16
24
28
32
40

Depth

Shadows cast on each side's own ground.

Monzo

sm

spectr.pm

sm

Buttons

Rendered from the measured computed styles.

Monzo

primaryprimary-smfilledoutline

spectr.pm

primaryfilledprimary-smtext

The measured values behind the panels above.

Monzospectr.pm

At a glance

Ground — these differLightDark
Corners — these differPillSharp
Display size — these differ160px288px
Spacing base4px4px
Accent colours — these differ58
Type families — these differ42
Ink on canvas — these differ21.0:118.6:1
Components — these differ1811

Colour roles

primary — these differ#091723#894DEF
accent#FF4F40—
link#0000EE—
canvas — these differ#FFFFFF#0D0D0D
surface — these differ#F2F8F3#171717
ink — these differ#000000#FAFAFA
body — these differ#091723#B8B8B8
hairline—#2E2E2E
on-primary — these differ#FFFFFF#FAFAFA

Full palette

Every colour each extraction kept, including the ones with no measured role.

All colours — these differ#091723#FF4F40#0000EE#016B83#218FB7#FFFFFF#F2F8F3#112231#000000#AEB5A7#C9D0C6#894DEF#A273F2#14532D#78350F#166534#4ADE80#92400E#FBBF24#0D0D0D#171717#FAFAFA#B8B8B8#2E2E2E#6B6B6B#000000#262626
Semantic——

Typography

Families — these differMonzoSansDisplayMonzoSansTextOldschoolMonzo Sans DisplayInter-e4c28016845df4efJetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
hero-display—288px · 900 · 288px · -11.52px · uppercase · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h4160px · 800 · 160px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay—
display—132px · 800 · 198px · -2.64px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h552px · 800 · 57.2px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay—
h1 — these differ48.8288px · 800 · 58.5946px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay72px · 800 · 72px · -2.52px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h2 — these differ44px · 800 · 52.8px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay44px · 800 · 46.2px · -1.32px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h3 — these differ31.2496px · 700 · 37.4995px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay19px · 600 · 28.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
heading — these differ25px · 700 · 35px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay16px · 600 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
button — these differ25px · 700 · 27.5px · 0px · MonzoSansDisplay15px · 600 · 22.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
body — these differ20px · 400 · 28px · 0px · MonzoSansText15px · 500 · 23.25px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
input20px · 700 · 32px · 0.24px · Monzo Sans Display—
link — these differ16px · 600 · 22.4px · 0px · MonzoSansText14px · 500 · 20px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
label16px · 600 · 22px · 0.16px · MonzoSansText—
nav-link16px · 600 · 22.4px · 0px · MonzoSansText—
list-item—16px · 500 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
code—13px · 600 · 19.5px · 1.82px · uppercase · JetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
caption — these differ12.8px · 400 · 17.92px · 0px · MonzoSansText12px · 500 · 16.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef

Shape and rhythm

Radius — these differ0px4px8px16px25%32px64px9999px0px
Spacing — these differ4px8px12px16px20px24px32px40px48px64px124px4px8px12px16px24px28px32px40px44px48px64px144px
Border widths — these differ2px1px

Depth

Strategysingle-tiersingle-tier
Shadows — these differrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0.4px 0.4px 0.7px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.027) 1px 1px 1.7px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.035) 1.9px 1.9px 3.3px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.043) 3.4px 3.4px 5.8px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 6.3px 6.3px 10.9px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07) 15px 15px 26px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 10px 15px -3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 4px 6px -4px
Gradients — these differsection: radial-gradient(98.78% 120.15% at 0px 33.4%, rgba(89, 52, 168, 0.2) 0px, rgba(89, 52, 168, 0) 100%), radial-gradient(111.24% 120.25% at 33.21% 100%, rgba(46, 175, 192, 0.5) 0px, rgba(46, 175, 192, 0) 100%), radial-gradient(123.79% 141.42% at 100% 0px, rgba(63, 130, 209, 0.2) 0px, rgba(63, 130, 209, 0) 100%), nonesection: linear-gradient(48deg, rgb(187, 246, 226), rgb(46, 175, 192))section: radial-gradient(at 120% 0px, rgb(255, 168, 143) 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%), radial-gradient(at 50% 0px, rgb(255, 114, 90) 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%), radial-gradient(at 85% 100%, rgb(255, 98, 155) 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%)—
Opacity — these differ1.000.990.150.180.360.281.000.700.900.940.650.36
Z-index — these differbase 1base 2base 3base 4dropdown 10sticky 100dropdown 10dropdown 50

Components

Sharedbutton-primarybutton-primary-smbutton-filledcardnavigationfooterlinkbutton-primarybutton-primary-smbutton-filledcardnavigationfooterlink
Only here — these differbutton-outlinebutton-outline-smcard-featuredcard-smcard-featured-smbadge-filledbadge-iconbadge-filled-lgbadge-textnavigation-smlink-2button-textbutton-text-2card-lglink-sm
Signature——

Interaction states

Read from each site's own stylesheets. An empty side means they were cross-origin and unreadable.

Measured — these differlink:hoverbutton:focusbutton:focus-visibleother:hoverother:focus-visibleother:activeinput:disabledinput:focus-visibleinput:hoverother:focusother:disabledlink:focus-visiblecard:hoverbutton:hoverbutton:activelink:activeother:focus-visibleinput:hoverother:hovercard:hoverother:focusother:disablednav:hovernav:focus-visible

Responsive

Breakpoints — these differ375→343px · 6col768→720px · 6col1024→976px · 4col1280→1232px · 3col1440→1392px · 3col375→343px · 6col768→704px · 3col1024→960px · 5col1280→1216px · 5col1440→1376px · 5col

Themes

Measured on the live site, not derived.

SupportSingle themeSingle theme

How this was measured

Differences here are ours, not the brands'.

Pages read66
Extracted — these differ2026-11-032026-10-14
StylesheetsReadableReadable
Roles unassigned — these differ410

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