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Arbital

Fintech · YC Summer 2026

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Automated design study · full homepage

Dark, center-aligned visual-first product story with soft geometry and image-led proof.

Arbital opens with “Trade what's moving.” in a center-aligned visual-led hero.
Evidence & method · 3 capture notes
Source
https://www.arbital.xyz/
Captured
2026-09-08
Extractor
2.5.0
Evidence
hero, middle, closing, mobile
  • Automated interpretation; editorial review is pending.
  • Animated or layered text alternatives were detected; the analysis records the most visually prominent state at capture.
  • The visible hero lettering is graphical; its type metrics were not exported as computed text.
  • The hero heading was read from semantic heading markup.
  • 9 responsive breakpoint declarations were inspectable.
  • 12 stylesheets were inspectable; 0 cross-origin stylesheets were unavailable to rule inspection.
  • Computed styles describe the captured render; source design tokens and proprietary font files were not copied.

Captured screens

2026-09-08 · source viewport 1600 × 1000

Arbital hero homepage design evidence. Hero viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Hero1600 × 1000
Arbital mid-page homepage design evidence. Mid-page viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Mid-page1600 × 1000
Arbital closing homepage design evidence. Closing viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Closing1600 × 1000
Arbital mobile homepage design evidence. Mobile viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Mobile390 × 844

System overview

Hero
visual-led · center
Surface
dark
Density
balanced
Content width
1440px
Confidence
medium
Primary action
Start Trading

Color system

Dark surfaces use 8 repeated semantic colors; the primary action carries the strongest interactive emphasis.

Canvas

Page canvas

Dominant rendered page background.
Surface 1

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 140.
Surface 2

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 100.
Surface 3

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 40.
Primary text

Primary text

Observed display foreground with 20.9:1 contrast against the captured canvas.
Secondary text

Secondary text

Observed reading foreground; measured canvas-reference contrast is 16.9:1.
Action

Primary action

Fill used by the dominant first-viewport action.
Border

Border and divider

Most repeated inspectable border color.

Typography

A single-family system uses Geist across display and reading roles, differentiated by size and weight.

Metric previews use the observed CSS values. Source font files are not bundled, so unavailable families fall back locally.
heading

Arbital

Geist · 64px/96px · weight 700 · tracking -1.92px · color rgb(241, 243, 246)
body

Memes, stocks, and perps in one app.

Geist · 20px/28px · weight 400 · tracking -0.3px · color rgba(241, 243, 246, 0.949)
label

Terminal

Geist · 12px/16px · weight 400 · tracking -0.36px · color rgb(165, 172, 183)

Spacing & shape

Spacing

Base unit
4px
Section gap
40px
Container
40px
4px8px6px2px10px40px20px16px3px12px

Shape

Soft geometry is the dominant shape voice. Elevation is selectively reinforced with shadow.

Pills
9999px
Cards
4px
Containers
4px
Media
0px
Inspect borders & shadows · 5
Borders
1px solid rgba(70, 80, 95, 0.200)1px solid transparent1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.102)
Shadows
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 0px 0px 1pxrgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 0px 1px 0px 0px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 0px -1px 0px 0px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 2px 3px 0px

Component grammar

Token-based examples, not original components. Source fonts may fall back locally.

Hero

Opening proposition

1 observed

Visual led, center-aligned opening anchored by “Start Trading”.

Inspect 4 properties
Pattern
visual-led
Alignment
center
Heading
16px
Media
image-led

Navigation

Global wayfinding

1 observed

Static navigation with 7 visible actions in the desktop opening.

Inspect 7 properties
Text
#f1f3f6
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Geist · 16px / 400
Position
relative
Height
70px

Primary action

Conversion

1 observed

“Start Trading” is the strongest first-viewport action by semantic intent and visual contrast.

Start Trading
Inspect 6 properties
Background
#3a6fff
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
4px
Padding
13px 24px 13px 24px
Type
Geist · 16px / 600

Media frame

Visual proof

100 observed

100 style-matched media elements were found among 143 rendered candidates; fill fitting and 9999px are the most repeated treatments.

Inspect 4 properties
Fit
fill, cover
Ratios
1.00, 3.33, 14.47
Radius
9999px, 0px
Candidate pool
143

Footer

Closing navigation

1 observed

10 visible actions close the page on a transparent surface.

Inspect 6 properties
Text
#f1f3f6
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Geist · 16px / 400
Links
10

Layout & narrative

The homepage continues through 6 observed sections, moving from the opening proposition into Catch them early, Long it. Short it, Everything in one place.

Structure
Visual marquee narrative
Hero pattern
Visual marquee: imagery carries most of the opening surface
Grid
3 columns
Closing
Index footer with 10 actions
Full section sequence · 6
  1. Catch them early.
  2. Long it. Short it.
  3. Everything in one place.
  4. Institutional market making. For everyone.
  5. Frequently Asked Questions
  6. Join 2,500+ traders.

Imagery, motion & responsive

Imagery

Image led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

fill fitting · 9999px repeated radius
Inspect imagery inventory
Composition
Multiple visual elements share the first viewport.
Inventory
143 images/canvas elements and 0 videos across the analyzed homepage.

Motion

12 declared keyframes and 38 active animations were inspectable at capture; observed timing uses 0.2s, 0.3s, 0.15s.

Reduced-motion rules detected
Inspect motion inventory
Libraries
CSS / browser-native or bundled source not identifiable
Keyframes
fade-lead-in, fade-tail-out, ticker-scroll, terminal-value-tick-up, terminal-value-tick-down, ticker-glare, shimmer, orb-wave, point-boost-sweep, t-shimmer, hero-rise, section-rise
Durations
0.2s, 0.3s, 0.15s
Easings
ease, linear, ease-out, unset, cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), ease-in-out, ease, ease
States
focus, active, disabled, transition-all, hover

Mobile

Desktop navigation reduces from 7 visible actions to 0. The desktop headline is not visible in the captured mobile opening; the composition leads with other content or media.

Observed multi-column desktop regions collapse to a single-column mobile flow.
Inspect responsive test
Viewport
390 × 844
Overflow
No horizontal overflow detected

Reproduction guidance

Do

  • Pair the observed #000101 canvas with #ffffff primary copy before adding secondary surfaces.
  • Preserve the first viewport’s existing display-to-body scale contrast.
  • Reserve the strongest first-viewport contrast for “Start Trading” within the center-aligned visual-led hero.
  • Image led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

Don’t

  • Do not mix in arbitrary radii; 9999px is the repeated treatment on pills.
  • Do not reuse the #3a6fff action color across decorative elements; keep its interactive emphasis selective.
  • Do not introduce extra type families beyond Geist.
  • Do not copy transition-all declarations; keep only purposeful transform or opacity motion.