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SoundCloud vs spectr.pm

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

SoundCloud: Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud · Above the fold
SoundCloud
soundcloud.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.

SoundCloud

Heading on canvas

Body copy in the measured muted role.

Primary action
18.7:1 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.

SoundCloud

  • canvas#121212
  • ink#FFFFFF
  • muted#999999
  • hairline#000000
  • primary#FFFFFF
  • on-primary#222222

2 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.

SoundCloud

display

128px · 700 · shown smaller

h2

65px · 800 · shown smaller

heading

32px · 700

h2

28px · 600

h1

28px · 600

h1

24px · 600

body

24px · 500

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.

SoundCloud

0px

pill

3px

3px

4px

20px

spectr.pm

0px

Spacing

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

SoundCloud

4
8
12
16
20
24
32
48

spectr.pm

4
8
12
16
24
28
32
40

Depth

Shadows cast on each side's own ground.

SoundCloud

No shadows measured.

spectr.pm

sm

Buttons

Rendered from the measured computed styles.

SoundCloud

primaryfilledfilled-smprimary-sm

spectr.pm

primaryfilledprimary-smtext

The measured values behind the panels above.

SoundCloudspectr.pm

At a glance

GroundDarkDark
Corners — these differPillSharp
Display size — these differ128px288px
Spacing base4px4px
Accent colours — these differ18
Type families — these differ42
Ink on canvas — these differ18.7:118.6:1
Components — these differ1411

Colour roles

primary — these differ#FFFFFF#894DEF
accent#699FFF—
canvas — these differ#121212#0D0D0D
surface—#171717
ink — these differ#FFFFFF#FAFAFA
body — these differ#CCCCCC#B8B8B8
muted#999999—
hairline — these differ#000000#2E2E2E
on-primary — these differ#222222#FAFAFA

Full palette

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

All colours — these differ#FFFFFF#699FFF#121212#CCCCCC#999999#222222#000000#303030#F3F3F3#894DEF#A273F2#14532D#78350F#166534#4ADE80#92400E#FBBF24#0D0D0D#171717#FAFAFA#B8B8B8#2E2E2E#6B6B6B#000000#262626
Semantic——

Typography

Families — these differSöhneSohne BuchSoundcloudsans500Sohne HalbfettInter-e4c28016845df4efJetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
hero-display—288px · 900 · 288px · -11.52px · uppercase · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
display — these differ128px · 700 · 100px · -4px · Sohne Halbfett132px · 800 · 198px · -2.64px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h2 — these differ28px · 600 · 36px · 0px · Söhne44px · 800 · 46.2px · -1.32px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h1 — these differ28px · 600 · 36px · 0px · Söhne72px · 800 · 72px · -2.52px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h3 — these differ22px · 600 · 28px · 0px · Söhne19px · 600 · 28.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
input18px · 400 · 20px · 0px · Söhne—
button — these differ17px · 600 · 24px · 0.2px · Söhne15px · 600 · 22.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
heading — these differ17px · 600 · 24px · 0px · Söhne16px · 600 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
nav-link16px · 400 · 20px · 0.25px · Sohne Buch—
body — these differ14px · 400 · 18px · 0px · Söhne15px · 500 · 23.25px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
link — these differ14px · 600 · 20px · 0px · Söhne14px · 500 · 20px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
list-item — these differ14px · 400 · 20px · 0px · Söhne16px · 500 · 24px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
code—13px · 600 · 19.5px · 1.82px · uppercase · JetBrains Mono-33799697913f1f09
caption — these differ12px · 400 · 16px · 0px · Söhne12px · 500 · 16.5px · 0px · Inter-e4c28016845df4ef
h412px · 600 · 16px · 0px · uppercase · Söhne—

Shape and rhythm

Radius — these differ0px3px3%4px20px9999px0px
Spacing — these differ4px8px12px16px20px24px32px48px52px64px100px192px4px8px12px16px24px28px32px40px44px48px64px144px
Border widths1px1px

Depth

Strategy — these differcolor-blockingsingle-tier
Shadows — these differ—rgba(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: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(142, 132, 133), rgb(132, 97, 112))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(132, 97, 112), rgb(112, 146, 156))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(230, 132, 110), rgb(132, 97, 112))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(112, 146, 156), rgb(132, 97, 112))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(230, 132, 110), rgb(142, 132, 133))section: url("https://soundcloud.com/assets/Screenshot_2025-06-20_at_12.27.44_PM.webp"), linear-gradient(163deg, rgb(0, 58, 58), rgb(0, 0, 0))section: url("https://soundcloud.com/assets/Screenshot_2025-06-20_at_12.27.50_PM.webp"), linear-gradient(163deg, rgb(100, 1, 46), rgb(0, 0, 0))section: url("https://soundcloud.com/assets/getintouch-3.webp"), linear-gradient(163deg, rgb(0, 58, 58), rgb(0, 0, 0))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(112, 146, 156), rgb(142, 132, 133))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(142, 132, 133), rgb(230, 132, 110))section: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(112, 146, 156), rgb(230, 132, 110))—
Opacity — these differ0.500.410.800.400.330.901.000.700.900.940.650.36
Z-index — these differbase 1base 2base 3base 5sticky 100sticky 500sticky 900modal 1000dropdown 10dropdown 50

Components

Sharedbutton-primarybutton-filledbutton-primary-smbutton-textnavigationlinklink-smcardbutton-primarybutton-filledbutton-primary-smbutton-textnavigationlinklink-smcard
Only here — these differbutton-filled-smnavigation-lgcard-smbadge-textbadge-text-smbadge-filledbutton-text-2card-lgfooter
Signature——

Interaction states

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

Measured — these differother:hoverother:focuslink:focuslink:hoverbutton:hoverother:disabledbutton:activeinput:focuslink:focus-visiblebutton:focusother:focus-visiblelink:activeinput:hoverinput:activenav:hoverbadge:hovercard:hoverother:activebutton:focus-visibleother:focus-visibleinput:hoverother:hovercard:hoverother:focusother:disablednav:hovernav:focus-visible

Responsive

Breakpoints — these differ375→375px · 3col768→62px1024→960px1280→1240px1440→1240px375→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
Stylesheets — these differPartly blockedReadable
Roles unassigned — these differ210

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