spotify-ui-skills

Spotify UI Skills

Opinionated constraints for building Spotify-style interfaces with AI agents.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Building dark-mode interfaces
• Creating Spotify-inspired design systems
• Implementing UIs with Inter font and 4px grid

Colors

• MUST use dark backgrounds (lightness < 20) for primary surfaces - detected lightness: 9
• MUST use #171717 as page background (surface-base)
• MUST use #010002 for primary actions and focus states (accent)
• SHOULD reduce color palette (currently 14 colors detected)
• MUST maintain text contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for accessibility

Semantic Tokens

Token	HEX	RGB	Usage
surface-base	#171717	rgb(23,23,23)	Page background
surface-raised	#FEFEFE	rgb(254,254,254)	Cards, modals, raised surfaces
surface-overlay	#010002	rgb(1,0,2)	Overlays, tooltips, dropdowns
text-primary	#555555	rgb(85,85,85)	Headings, body text
text-secondary	#6A6A6A	rgb(106,106,106)	Secondary, muted text
text-tertiary	#AEAEAE	rgb(174,174,174)	Additional text
border-default	#838486	rgb(131,132,134)	Subtle borders, dividers
accent	#010002	rgb(1,0,2)	Primary actions, links, focus

Typography

• MUST use Inter as primary font family
• SHOULD use single font family for consistency
• MUST use 41px / 500 for primary headings
• MUST use 13px / 400 for body text
• SHOULD reduce font weights (currently 4 detected)
• MUST use text-balance for headings and text-pretty for body text
• SHOULD use tabular-nums for numeric data
• NEVER modify letter-spacing unless explicitly requested

Text Styles

Style	Font	Size	Weight	Color	Count
heading-1	Inter	41px	500	#2D2D2D	1
text-24px	Inter	24px	semi_bold	#DBDBDB	1
text-24px	Inter	24px	500	#DBDBDB	1
text-24px	Inter	24px	semi_bold	#DCDCDC	1
text-17px	Inter	17px	400	#676667	1
text-16px	Inter	16px	400	#A6A6A6	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#AEAEAE	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#6B6B6B	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#A4A4A4	1
text-15px	Inter	15px	400	#717171	1

Typography Reference

Font Families:

• Inter (used 81x)

Font Sizes: 8px, 9px, 10px, 11px, 12px, 13px, 14px, 15px, 16px, 17px, 24px, 41px

Spacing

• MUST use 4px grid for spacing
• SHOULD use spacing from scale: 1px, 2px, 3px, 4px, 5px, 6px, 7px, 8px
• SHOULD use 5px as default gap between elements
• NEVER use arbitrary spacing values (use design scale)
• SHOULD maintain consistent padding within containers

Borders

• MUST use border-radius from scale: 10px, 15px, 17px, 18px, 22px, 24px
• SHOULD use 22px+ radius for pill-shaped elements
• SHOULD limit border widths to: 1px, 2px
• SHOULD use 15px as default border-radius
• NEVER use arbitrary border-radius values (use design scale)
• SHOULD use subtle borders (1px) for element separation

Border Radius Reference

Scale: 10px, 15px, 17px, 18px, 22px, 24px

Layout

• MUST design for 1920px base viewport width
• SHOULD use consistent element widths: 172px, 68px, 171px, 185px, 38px
• SHOULD maintain text-heavy layout with clear hierarchy
• NEVER use h-screen, use h-dvh for full viewport height
• MUST respect safe-area-inset for fixed elements
• SHOULD use size-* for square elements instead of w-* + h-*

Detected Layout Patterns

• Main Content: width: 1920px, height: 1080px
• Header: height: 60px

Components

Buttons

Variant	Background	Text	Border	Height	Radius
Ghost	transparent	#B8B8B8	none	-	-

Interactive States

Focus

• MUST use 2px outline with accent color (#010002)
• MUST use 2px outline-offset
• NEVER remove focus indicators

Hover

• Buttons (primary): lighten background by 10%
• Buttons (secondary): use #FEFEFE background
• List items: use #FEFEFE background

Disabled

• MUST use opacity: 0.5
• MUST use cursor: not-allowed

Interaction

• MUST use an AlertDialog for destructive or irreversible actions
• SHOULD use structural skeletons for loading states
• MUST show errors next to where the action happens
• NEVER block paste in input or textarea elements
• MUST add an aria-label to icon-only buttons

Animation

• NEVER add animation unless it is explicitly requested
• MUST animate only compositor props (transform, opacity)
• NEVER animate layout properties (width, height, top, left, margin, padding)
• SHOULD use ease-out on entrance animations
• NEVER exceed 200ms for interaction feedback
• SHOULD respect prefers-reduced-motion

Performance

• NEVER animate large blur() or backdrop-filter surfaces
• NEVER apply will-change outside an active animation
• NEVER use useEffect for anything that can be expressed as render logic