/ BRAND SYSTEM / INCORPWISE

Steel blue. Sky blue. Never intimidating.

The reference palette, type ramp, components and voice for Incorpwise — Northern company formations, ACSP filing agent, and the 96-channel partner sweep. Accessible, reliable, Northern-friendly, efficient.

Positioning · Northern formations, ACSP filing agent Fonts · Syne / Satoshi & Inter / JetBrains Mono Source · brand.md, last updated 11 May 2026

Colour palette

Six brand roles, straight from the guidelines. Steel blue carries authority without going corporate-cold; sky blue does the work of every CTA, link and partner badge.

Primary
#3B6B8C
Steel blue — dependable, professional, approachable. Nav wordmark, primary buttons, headline emphasis.
Secondary
#FFFFFF
White — clean backgrounds, readability, open space. Cards, paper surfaces.
Accent
#0EA5E9
Sky blue — CTAs, links, interactive elements, partner badges.
Background
#F8FAFB
Cool white — clean, modern, Northern professional. Page background.
Success / Green
#16A34A
Formation complete, compliance green. Accredited badges, completed steps.
Alert / Amber
#F59E0B
Pending actions, AML checks in progress. Deadline alerts, RRA warnings.
In-application text tints (WCAG-AA pairs)

The six roles above are the brand truth and are used at full strength for fills, borders, backgrounds and large UI. Where a role is set as small body text or a link directly on a light or dark surface, the site uses a slightly deepened or lightened tint of the same hue so text clears WCAG-AA contrast (4.5:1) — never a different colour family.

Accent · text on light
#0369A1
Sky-blue link/label text on white or cool-white — 5.9:1 contrast.
Primary · deep surface
#123141
Deep steel for dark bands — footer, founder quote, blog reading surface.
Success · text on light
#15803D
ACSP status badge text — 4.8:1 contrast on cool-white.
Alert · text on light
#B45309
RRA deadline alert copy — 5:1 contrast on tinted background.

Type ramp

Syne for headings, Satoshi (Inter fallback) for body copy, JetBrains Mono for data, labels and anything that reads as a filing reference.

Syne 700 · Display / H1
Form your UK company properly.
Syne 600 · H2
Four jobs. All done properly.
Syne 600 · H3
Business in a Box
Inter 400 · Body
Companies House-accredited formation, landlord tax (MTD + RRA), payroll, and the operating tools small UK businesses actually need — without the accounting-firm retainer.
Inter 600 · Emphasis
Direct ACSP filer, not a reseller.
JetBrains Mono 600 · Eyebrow / label
/ Services / Four jobs, done properly
JetBrains Mono 400 · Data / filing reference
ACSP · 24h incorporation · CH ref pending

Components

Buttons, badges, form fields and card states, all pulling from the palette above.

Status badges

ACSP application submitted RRA deadline pending

Form field

Card / hover tile

Pattern · Landlord portfolio Landlord forming a property Ltd

Dark surface (footer, founder, blog reading band)

/ Founder / Who runs this

"The current high-street formation model overcharges for underdelivered work. Incorpwise is that machine run honestly." — Read more

Voice

Accessible, reliable, Northern-friendly, efficient, never intimidating. Plain English — founders from all backgrounds welcome.

LinkedIn hook · Craig voice

"Forming a company takes 10 minutes. Setting it up properly — bank, insurance, accounting, payroll, address — takes weeks. Unless you use Incorpwise."

Client intro email · MAYA voice

"Welcome to Incorpwise. Your company is now formed and your registered address is active. Over the next few days we'll introduce you to our vetted partners for banking, insurance, accounting, and everything else your business needs."

Never say
  • "Cheap formations" — say "fast, properly structured formations".
  • "DIY company setup" — Incorpwise is the done-for-you service.
  • "London-based" — Incorpwise is Northern; London goes to Supreme Advisory.
Accessible — plain English, no jargon
Reliable — ACSP-registered, HMRC AML supervised
Northern-friendly — regional, not London-centric
Efficient — days, not weeks
Never intimidating — simple, not legal