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Design language comparison

Hex vs Liveblocks

Two references, one frame. Palette, typography and the curator verdict for Hex and Liveblocks, read side by side.

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Hex only

#01011b#31263b#717a94#22863a#472d7b#ecedf2#5ec962#addc30#fde725#2458b3#005cc5#dbd7da#9e91d6#cd5973#f5c0c0#fffcfc#e46f2e#5ba67c

Liveblocks only

#918d8d#fdfcfc#bf7af0#b7b4b4#635f5f#6cefce#0090ff#f76e99#f9fbfd#eaeaea#21222b#141716#ebecf0#f6ece2

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (8)

4px6px8px10px12px14px16px20px

Hex only

1px18px33px40px

Liveblocks only

2px24px28px32px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Dark

Hex

Display
IBM Plex Sans
Body
Cinetype
Mono
IBM Plex Mono

Weight ladder

400500600700

Side B · Dark

Liveblocks

Display
suisse
Body
JetBrains Mono
Mono
JetBrains Mono

Weight ladder

400500

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Dark

Hex

Base unit
4 px
Container
1000 px
1px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Side B · Dark

Liveblocks

Base unit
4 px
Container
768 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Dark

Hex

Level
subtle
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

100ms150ms250ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0...easelinear

Side B · Dark

Liveblocks

Level
expressive
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

100ms150ms200ms300ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)