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Sable Hairline.

Precise dark surface with a faint 32px hairline grid baked into the canvas. Geist-class sans, JetBrains Mono, one desaturated violet accent. The primary CTA carries a 1px violet underline as its only chromatic mark.

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01 · Color

Palette

primary
#9D8CFF
secondary
#E6E5E3
tertiary
#7A7A82
neutral
#0A0A0B
surface
#131316
02 · Typography

Type scale

display
The quick brown fox
h1
A major section heading
h2
A subsection title
body
Body copy in the system's body font.
03 · Buttons

Buttons

PrimarySecondaryOutlineGhostText link →
Disabled
04 · Inputs

Form controls

Email
iris@studio.com
Password
••••••••••••
Bio
Designing for long-form publications. Based in Kyoto.
05 · Choices

Select & toggle

Plan
Starter
Free forever
Pro
$18 / month
Team
$48 / month
Toggles
Public profile
Require two-factor
Auto-accept invites
06 · Tags & badges

Labeling

NeutralAccentSolidWith dot
NEWBETAv2.0LIVE
07 · Cards

Cards

Feature
Editorial rigor

Prose-first token file — decisions live next to their reasoning.

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Metric
24,810
▲ +12.4% vs last week
08 · Navigation

Tabs & breadcrumb

Overview
Analytics
Members
Workspace/Projects/Heritage System
09 · Spacing

Spacing scale

Fine micro-scale (1–5px) for pills, editorial scale (12–21px) for the grid.

1px
2px
5px
8px · base
10px
12px
14px
16px
18px
20px
21px
10 · Radius

Border radius scale

The system's own radius tokens — sm for chips and inputs, md for buttons, lg for cards, pill for fully-rounded CTAs.

sm
4px
md
6px
lg
8px
pill
9999px
11 · Elevation

Depth & elevation

00 · Flat
Elevation 00
01 · Low
Elevation 01
02 · Medium
Elevation 02
03 · High
Elevation 03
12 · Data

Charts

Weekly revenue
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02 · The file

DESIGN.md

markdown
1---
2name: "Sable Hairline"
3description: "Precise dark surface with a faint 32px hairline grid baked into the canvas. Geist-class sans, JetBrains Mono, one desaturated violet accent. The primary CTA carries a 1px violet underline as its only chromatic mark."
4tags: [dark, "dev-tool", minimal, precise, hairline]
5colors:
6  primary:   "#9D8CFF"
7  secondary: "#E6E5E3"
8  tertiary:  "#7A7A82"
9  neutral:   "#0A0A0B"
10  surface:   "#131316"
11typography:
12  display: "Inter Tight"
13  body:    Inter
14  mono:    "JetBrains Mono"
15  scale:
16    hero: "3.75rem / 1.04 / 600 / -0.04em"
17    h1:   "2.25rem / 1.12 / 600 / -0.032em"
18    h2:   "1.375rem / 1.3 / 600 / -0.018em"
19    body: "0.9375rem / 1.65 / 400 / -0.005em"
20radius:
21  sm: 4px
22  md: 6px
23  lg: 8px
24  pill: 9999px
25shadows:
26  card:   "0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)"
27  button: "0 0 0 1px rgba(157, 140, 255, 0.35)"
28borders:
29  card:    "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)"
30  divider: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)"
31glass:
32  surface: "#131316"
33  blur:    0px
34  border:  "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)"
35  shadow:  none
36  backdrop: "linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 32px 32px, linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 32px 32px, #0A0A0B"
37buttons:
38  primary:
39    background: #1B1B20
40    color: #F4F3F0
41    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10)
42    shape: rounded
43    padding: 10px 18px
44    font: 500 / 0.875rem / -0.005em
45    shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 0 #9D8CFF
46  secondary:
47    background: transparent
48    color: #E6E5E3
49    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10)
50    shape: rounded
51    padding: 10px 18px
52    font: 500 / 0.875rem / -0.005em
53  outline:
54    background: transparent
55    color: #9D8CFF
56    border: 1px solid rgba(157, 140, 255, 0.35)
57    shape: rounded
58    padding: 10px 18px
59    font: 500 / 0.875rem / -0.005em
60  ghost:
61    background: transparent
62    color: #7A7A82
63    border: none
64    shape: rounded
65    padding: 10px 6px
66    font: mono / 400 / 0.8125rem / 0
67    hover: underline
68charts:
69  variant: line
70  stroke_width: 1.5
71  gridlines: true
72  highlight: last
73  dot_marker: true
74  axis_color: "#5A5A62"
75  palette: ["#9D8CFF", "#7A7A82", "#3F3F46"]
76fonts_url: "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter+Tight:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap"
77dependencies: ["lucide-react"]
78---
79 
80# Sable Hairline
81 
82## AI Build Instructions
83 
84> **Read this section before writing any code.** The rules below
85> are non-negotiable. Every value used in the UI must come from this
86> file's frontmatter — never substitute, approximate, or invent new
87> colors, fonts, radii, or shadows. If a value is missing, ask the
88> user before adding one.
89 
90### 1 · Your role
91 
92You are building UI for a project that has adopted **Sable Hairline** as its
93design system. Treat `DESIGN.md` as the single source of truth.
94Your job is to translate the user's product requirements into
95components and pages that look like they were designed by the same
96person who authored this file.
97 
98### 2 · Token compliance
99 
100- Pull every color, font family, radius, shadow, and spacing value
101  from the frontmatter at the top of this file.
102- Use semantic roles (e.g. `primary`, `accent`, `muted`) — never
103  hard-code hex values that bypass the system.
104- When a token can be expressed as a CSS variable, declare it once
105  in your global stylesheet and reference it everywhere downstream.
106- The Google Fonts `<link>` is provided in the Typography section.
107  Add it to `<head>` before any component renders.
108 
109### 3 · Component recipes
110 
111Use these recipes verbatim when building the corresponding component.
112 
113#### Buttons
114 
115Four variants are defined. Pick one — never blend variants or invent a fifth.
116 
117- **Primary** — rounded shape, bg `#1B1B20`, text `#F4F3F0`, border `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10)`, padding `10px 18px`, weight `500`, shadow `inset 0 -1px 0 0 #9D8CFF`.
118- **Secondary** — rounded shape, text `#E6E5E3`, border `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10)`, padding `10px 18px`, weight `500`.
119- **Outline** — rounded shape, text `#9D8CFF`, border `1px solid rgba(157, 140, 255, 0.35)`, padding `10px 18px`, weight `500`.
120- **Ghost** — rounded shape, text `#7A7A82`, padding `10px 6px`, weight `400`.
121 
122Reach for **primary** as the single dominant CTA per screen.
123**Secondary** for the supporting action. **Outline** for tertiary
124actions in toolbars. **Ghost** for inline links and table actions.
125 
126#### Cards
127 
128- Background: `#131316`
129- Border: `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)`
130- Shadow: `0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)`
131- Radius: `radius.lg` (`8px`)
132- Internal padding: `20px` for compact cards, `24–28px` for content cards.
133 
134> This system ships a **glass treatment** — see the Glass token table.
135> Apply `backdrop-filter: blur(0px)` to translucent panes.
136> The page must have a backdrop (gradient mesh / blurred orbs) for glass to refract.
137 
138#### Charts
139 
140- Bar/line variant: `line`
141- Highlight strategy: `last` — emphasize a single bar/point per chart.
142- Use the declared palette in order: `#9D8CFF`, `#7A7A82`, `#3F3F46`.
143 
144#### Typography pairings
145 
146- **Display (`Inter Tight`)** — h1, h2, hero headlines, brand wordmarks.
147- **Body (`Inter`)** — paragraphs, labels, button text, form inputs.
148- **Mono (`JetBrains Mono`)** — code, eyebrows, metadata, numerals in tables.
149 
150### 4 · Hard constraints
151 
152Never do any of the following without explicit instruction from the user:
153 
154- Introduce a new color, font, radius, or shadow that isn't declared above.
155- Mix this system with another (e.g. don't paste in Material or Bootstrap defaults).
156- Use generic gradient defaults (purple→blue, peach→pink) — they break the system's voice.
157- Reach for emoji icons. Use a consistent icon library and size icons in line with body type.
158- Add motion that exceeds the system's restraint — keep transitions short (≤200ms) and subtle.
159 
160### 5 · Before you finish — verify
161 
162Run through this checklist for every screen you produce:
163 
164- [ ] Every color used appears in the Colors table above.
165- [ ] Headlines use the display font; body copy uses the body font.
166- [ ] Buttons match one of the declared variants exactly (shape, padding, weight).
167- [ ] Border-radius values come from `radius.sm` / `radius.md` / `radius.lg` / `radius.pill`.
168- [ ] Cards and dividers use the declared border + shadow tokens.
169- [ ] No values were invented; if you needed something missing, you stopped and asked.
170 
171---
172 
173## Overview
174Sable Hairline is a precise dark dev-tool surface. Near-black canvas (#0A0A0B) with a faint 32px hairline grid baked into the background — visible enough to register as engineered, quiet enough never to compete with content. One chromatic accent: a desaturated violet #9D8CFF, used only for active states and as a 1px bottom edge on the primary CTA.
175 
176For developer platforms, infra dashboards, observability tools, anything that needs to read as engineered without resorting to terminal nostalgia.
177 
178## The Hairline Grid
179The grid is the signature. Two stacked 1px linear-gradients at 32px intervals, both at 2.5% white alpha:
180 
181```css
182body {
183  background:
184    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 32px 32px,
185    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 32px 32px,
186    #0A0A0B;
187}
188```
189 
190Hold the alpha at 2.5%. At 4% the grid becomes graph paper; at 1% it disappears. The grid stays fixed during scroll on long pages.
191 
192## Color
193- **Violet #9D8CFF** — the only chromatic mark. Active states, CTA accent line, chart line.
194- **Bone #E6E5E3** — body text on near-black.
195- **Graphite #7A7A82** — secondary text, axis labels, grid alpha at 7%.
196- **Sable #0A0A0B** — page canvas, never pure #000.
197- **Panel #131316** — lifted surface for cards.
198 
199## Typography
200- **Display: Inter Tight 600** at 3.75rem with -4% tracking.
201- **Body: Inter 400** at 0.9375rem with 1.65 leading.
202- **Mono: JetBrains Mono 400** for ghost links and code — slightly smaller (0.8125rem).
203 
204| Role | Font | Size | Weight | Tracking |
205|------|------|------|--------|----------|
206| Hero | Inter Tight | 3.75rem | 600 | -0.04em |
207| H1 | Inter Tight | 2.25rem | 600 | -0.032em |
208| H2 | Inter Tight | 1.375rem | 600 | -0.018em |
209| Body | Inter | 0.9375rem | 400 | -0.005em / 1.65 |
210| Mono | JetBrains Mono | 0.8125rem | 400 | 0 |
211 
212## Geometry
213- **Radii: 4 / 6 / 8.** Tight, precise — never soft. Pill exists only for status chips.
214- **Section gap: 96px** desktop, 56px mobile.
215- **12-column grid** with 24px gutters — aligns to the background grid module.
216 
217## Buttons
218- **Primary** — flat panel surface with a 1px violet inset bottom edge. The single chromatic mark.
219- **Secondary** — bare hairline panel.
220- **Outline** — hairline in violet alpha, violet label.
221- **Ghost** — JetBrains Mono in graphite, hover underline.
222 
223## Cards
224Lifted panel #131316, 6px radius, 1px hairline at 7% white. No drop shadow — depth comes from the contrast between #0A0A0B canvas and #131316 panel only. Padding 24px minimum.
225 
226## Charts & Data
2271.5px violet line on a faint hairline grid (already part of the canvas). One end-of-line dot marker in violet. Axis labels in graphite at 0.75rem. No fills, no curves — straight segments.
228 
229## Do's and Don'ts
230- ✅ Hold the grid alpha at exactly 2.5% white.
231- ✅ Violet is the only color outside the grayscale ramp.
232- ✅ Tight radii throughout — the precision is the brand.
233- ✅ Inter Tight for display; never substitute a softer geometric sans.
234- ❌ No pure #000. Sable carries warmth.
235- ❌ No second chromatic accent. The system stays single-hue.
236- ❌ No drop shadows. Hairlines and surface contrast carry depth.
237- ❌ No rounded corners above 8px outside the pill chip.
238 
239---
240 
241## Tokens
242 
243> Generated from the same source the live preview renders from.
244> Treat the values below as the contract — never substitute approximations.
245 
246### Colors
247 
248| Role      | Value |
249|-----------|-------|
250| primary   | `#9D8CFF` |
251| secondary | `#E6E5E3` |
252| tertiary  | `#7A7A82` |
253| neutral   | `#0A0A0B` |
254| surface   | `#131316` |
255 
256### Typography
257 
258- **Display:** Inter Tight
259- **Body:** Inter
260- **Mono:** JetBrains Mono
261 
262| Role | size / leading / weight / tracking |
263|------|------------------------------------|
264| Hero | 3.75rem / 1.04 / 600 / -0.04em |
265| H1   | 2.25rem / 1.12 / 600 / -0.032em |
266| H2   | 1.375rem / 1.3 / 600 / -0.018em |
267| Body | 0.9375rem / 1.65 / 400 / -0.005em |
268 
269### Radius
270 
271- sm: `4px`
272- md: `6px`
273- lg: `8px`
274- pill: `9999px`
275 
276### Shadows
277 
278- **card:** `0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)`
279- **button:** `0 0 0 1px rgba(157, 140, 255, 0.35)`
280 
281### Borders
282 
283- **card:** `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)`
284- **divider:** `rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)`
285 
286### Glass
287 
288Translucent panes with backdrop-filter — the preview renders cards from these exact values.
289 
290| Property | Value |
291|----------|-------|
292| surface | `#131316` |
293| blur | `0px` |
294| border | `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07)` |
295| shadow | `none` |
296| backdrop | `linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 32px 32px, linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 32px 32px, #0A0A0B` |
297 
298### Buttons
299 
300Four variants, each fully tokenized. The preview renders from these exact values.
301 
302#### Primary
303 
304| Property | Value |
305|----------|-------|
306| shape | `rounded` |
307| background | `#1B1B20` |
308| color | `#F4F3F0` |
309| border | `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10)` |
310| padding | `10px 18px` |
311| fontWeight | `500` |
312| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
313| tracking | `-0.005em` |
314| shadow | `inset 0 -1px 0 0 #9D8CFF` |
315 
316#### Secondary
317 
318| Property | Value |
319|----------|-------|
320| shape | `rounded` |
321| background | `transparent` |
322| color | `#E6E5E3` |
323| border | `1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10)` |
324| padding | `10px 18px` |
325| fontWeight | `500` |
326| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
327| tracking | `-0.005em` |
328 
329#### Outline
330 
331| Property | Value |
332|----------|-------|
333| shape | `rounded` |
334| background | `transparent` |
335| color | `#9D8CFF` |
336| border | `1px solid rgba(157, 140, 255, 0.35)` |
337| padding | `10px 18px` |
338| fontWeight | `500` |
339| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
340| tracking | `-0.005em` |
341 
342#### Ghost
343 
344| Property | Value |
345|----------|-------|
346| shape | `rounded` |
347| background | `transparent` |
348| color | `#7A7A82` |
349| border | `none` |
350| padding | `10px 6px` |
351| fontFamily | `mono` |
352| fontWeight | `400` |
353| fontSize | `0.8125rem` |
354| tracking | `0` |
355| hoverHint | `underline` |
356 
357### Charts
358 
359| Property | Value |
360|----------|-------|
361| variant | `line` |
362| strokeWidth | `1.5` |
363| gridlines | `true` |
364| highlight | `last` |
365| dotMarker | `true` |
366| axisColor | `#5A5A62` |
367| palette | `#9D8CFF`, `#7A7A82`, `#3F3F46` |
368
03 · How to use it

Wire it into your agent.

markdown
# CLAUDE.md
 
Reference @DESIGN.md for all styling decisions. Apply tokens strictly — do not introduce colors, fonts, or radii outside the system. When in doubt, prefer the values declared in DESIGN.md frontmatter.
04 · Required setup

Three snippets.

Google Fonts link

html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter+Tight:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" />

Install dependencies

bash
npm install lucide-react

Tailwind config

js
// tailwind.config.js
export default {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        display: ['"Inter Tight"', 'serif'],
        sans:    ['"Inter"', 'sans-serif'],
        mono:    ['"JetBrains Mono"', 'monospace'],
      },
      colors: {
        primary:   '#9D8CFF',
        secondary: '#E6E5E3',
        accent:    '#7A7A82',
        neutral:   '#0A0A0B',
        surface:   '#131316',
      },
      borderRadius: {
        sm: '4px',
        md: '6px',
        lg: '8px',
      },
    },
  },
};
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