SoFi DESIGN.md
Brands
Consumer finance with a bright cyan-blue identity, rounded fintech surfaces, and benefit-led product framing. SoFi's public site uses strong teal/cyan branding, white cards, and mainstream financial product storytelling.
At a glance
- Group
- Brands
- Main color
- #00a3e0Blue design systems
- Fonts
- ApercuSF Mono
Colors in this file
- #d9eef5
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- #00a3e0
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- #0f172a
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- #0087bc
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- #ffffff
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- #f3fbfe
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- #64748b
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Consumer finance with a bright cyan-blue identity, rounded fintech surfaces, and benefit-led product framing. SoFi's public site uses strong teal/cyan branding, white cards, and mainstream financial product storytelling.
1. Visual Theme & Atmosphere
Overall Aesthetic
SoFi feels like consumer finance made more modern, optimistic, and product-bundled.
Mood & Feeling
- Trustworthy
- Modern
- Benefit-led
- Mainstream fintech
- Friendly
Design Density
Medium density. Multiple financial products are grouped clearly with promo and trust modules.
Visual Character
- Bright cyan-teal brand accent
- White cards and rounded shells
- Clean fintech marketing modules
- Benefit and bundle framing
2. Color Palette & Roles
| Token | Hex | Role |
|---|---|---|
--sofi-teal | #00A3E0 | Primary brand accent |
--sofi-teal-deep | #0087BC | Hover/support |
--sofi-white | #FFFFFF | Main surface |
--sofi-surface | #F3FBFE | Background |
--sofi-ink | #0F172A | Text |
--sofi-muted | #64748B | Secondary text |
--sofi-border | #D9EEF5 | Borders |
3. Typography Rules
Font Stack
css--font-display: "Apercu", "Inter", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
--font-sans: "Apercu", "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-mono: "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;
Type Scale
Hero 56/700, H1 40/700, H2 30/700, Body 16/400, Small 14/400
4. Component Stylings
css.button-primary { background:#00a3e0; color:#fff; border:none; border-radius:999px; min-height:44px; padding:0 18px; font-weight:700; }
.button-secondary { background:#fff; color:#0f172a; border:1px solid #d9eef5; border-radius:999px; min-height:44px; padding:0 18px; }
.card { background:#fff; border:1px solid #d9eef5; border-radius:20px; box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(15,23,42,.06); }
5. Layout Principles
Spacing Scale
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48px
Layout Behavior
- Group by product type: banking, loans, invest, credit
- Keep benefits and trust cues close to CTAs
- Use teal as a bright confidence signal
6. Depth & Elevation
SoFi uses soft fintech card elevation on bright, rounded surfaces.
7. Do's and Don'ts
Do
- Keep it modern, optimistic, and trustworthy
- Use teal as the stable brand anchor
- Preserve product-bundle clarity
Don't
- Don’t make it cold legacy banking UI
- Don’t overdecorate with too many fintech effects
8. Responsive Behavior
Breakpoints
- Mobile
<768px - Tablet
768px-1023px - Desktop
1024px+
Responsive Rules
- Stack benefit cards and product promos cleanly
- Keep primary sign-up paths highly visible
9. Agent Prompt Guide
textDesign this like SoFi: bright teal-led consumer-finance UI with rounded white cards, benefit-focused product modules, modern fintech trust cues, and clear banking-loans-invest navigation.Use it with your agent
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