Canva brand system audit
Canva runs a rounded geometry on a neutral white canvas, set in Canva Sans Display. 7 of 8 contrast pairings pass WCAG 2.1 AA.
2 dimensions
- Brand consistency
- 100
- WCAG 2.1 contrast
- 88
- SEO readiness
- n/a
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01Brand palette
consistency 100/10002Typography
Body copy set in the brand’s text face, at reading size and comfortable measure.
- Headings
- Canva Sans Display
- previewed with Plus Jakarta Sans
- Body
- Canva Sans
- previewed with Noto Sans
- Mono / data
- SF Mono
- previewed with JetBrains Mono
03UI vibe & geometry
- Radius style
- Rounded · 8-14 px
- Controls
- 8px
- Cards
- 20px
- Surface
- Neutral white · #FFFFFF / #FFFFFF / #E3E5E8
04WCAG 2.1 contrast
7/8 AA · 3/8 AAA| Pairing | Colors | Ratio | AA | AAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaBody text on surface | #0F1015 / #FFFFFF | 19.00:1 | Pass | Pass |
| AaSecondary text on surface | #58595E / #FFFFFF | 6.99:1 | Pass | Fail |
| AaPrimary as link/text on surface | #8B3DFF / #FFFFFF | 4.99:1 | Pass | Fail |
| AaButton label on primary | #FFFFFF / #8B3DFF | 4.99:1 | Pass | Fail |
| AaAccent on surface | #00C4CC / #FFFFFF | 2.15:1 | Fail | Fail |
| AaWhite on secondary | #FFFFFF / #0F1015 | 19.00:1 | Pass | Pass |
| AaDark mode: text on canvas | #F5F5F7 / #0F0C15 | 17.80:1 | Pass | Pass |
| AaDark mode: primary on canvas | #9752FF / #0F0C15 | 4.58:1 | Pass | Fail |
05SEO readiness
canva.com does not serve its pages to automated scanners, so no SEO metrics are published here. Nothing is estimated.
canva.com brand audit FAQ
What are Canva's brand colors?
Canva uses #8B3DFF as its primary color, #0F1015 as secondary and #00C4CC as accent, on a #FFFFFF surface with #0F1015 text (snapshot from 11 Nov 2026).
Which fonts does canva.com use?
Headings are set in Canva Sans Display (free stand-in: Plus Jakarta Sans) and body text in Canva Sans (free stand-in: Noto Sans). Proprietary faces are paired with the closest free Google Fonts family for documents and previews.
Does canva.com pass WCAG contrast checks?
7 of 8 key color pairings pass WCAG 2.1 AA and 3 pass AAA. The full PDF report suggests a passing replacement color for every pairing that fails.
How was this Canva audit made?
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