Dracula (color scheme)

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Dracula
Original author(s)Zeno Rocha
Stable release
October 27, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-10-27)
Repository
LicenseMIT License
Websitehttps://draculatheme.com/

Dracula is a

code editors and terminal emulators, created by Zeno Rocha. The scheme is exclusively available in dark mode. Packages that implement the color scheme have been published for many major applications, such as Visual Studio Code (2.9M installs),[1] Sublime Text (160K installs),[2] Atom (250K installs),[3] JetBrains IDEs (820K installs),[4] and 218 other applications.[5]

History

Zeno Rocha began working on Dracula in 2013 after having his computer stolen at a hospital in Madrid, Spain.

context switching, therefore his goal was to create a uniform and consistent experience across all his applications.[7] On October 27, 2013, he published the first Dracula theme for ZSH on GitHub.[8]

On February 11, 2020, Rocha launched a premium version called Dracula PRO.[9] On February 25, 2021, Dracula PRO reported $100k in sales.[10][11] As of March 2023, Dracula PRO has reported over $250k in sales.[12]

Color palette

Dracula Color Palette[13]
Name Swatch Hex RGB HSL
Background #282a36 40 42 54 231° 15% 18%
Current Line #44475a 68 71 90 232° 14% 31%
Foreground #f8f8f2 248 248 242 60° 30% 96%
Comment #6272a4 98 114 164 225° 27% 51%
Cyan #8be9fd 139 233 253 191° 97% 77%
Green #50fa7b 80 250 123 135° 94% 65%
Orange #ffb86c 255 184 108 31° 100% 71%
Pink #ff79c6 255 121 198 326° 100% 74%
Purple #bd93f9 189 147 249 265° 89% 78%
Red #ff5555 255 85 85 0° 100% 67%
Yellow #f1fa8c 241 250 140 65° 92% 76%

Reception

Over the years, Dracula became popular among software developers. Joey Sneddon of omg!ubuntu! recommended Dracula, noting its wide compatibility, as well as its open source nature.[14] Writing for SpeckyBoy Magazine, Eric Karkovack reported that "Dracula is a dark theme that presents some great color contrast. Using a dark background actually saves energy as well...".[15] Nick Congleton of LinuxConfig.org described it as one of the best Linux terminal color schemes.[16] Twilio featured Dracula as one their favorite Halloween hacks.[17] Adobe listed Dracula as one of their featured Design System Packages.[18] Sudo Null IT News said that "Dracula Theme is a universal theme for almost everything".[19] Eric L. Barnes from Laravel News told that "Dracula theme is a great way to get your development environment ready".[20] Lizzy Lawrence from The Protocol reported that "Dracula is the dark mode color scheme with a cult following of coders".[21]

Gallery

  • Dracula being used on Vim
    Dracula being used on Vim
  • Dracula being used on XCode
    Dracula being used on XCode
  • Dracula being used on Slack
    Dracula being used on Slack
  • Dracula being used on iTerm
    Dracula being used on iTerm
  • Dracula being used on Discourse
    Dracula being used on Discourse

References

  1. ^ "Dracula Official - Visual Studio Marketplace". marketplace.visualstudio.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. ^ "Dracula Color Scheme - Sublime Package Control". packagecontrol.io. Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. ^ "Dracula Syntax - Atom Packages". Atom. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ^ "Dracula Theme - JetBrains Plugins". JetBrains Plugin Repository. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. ^ "Dracula Theme". draculatheme.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  6. ^ Merino, Marcos (2021-11-07). "Efecto mariposa: alguien roba un portátil en Madrid, y Dracula se convierte en el theme más popular del mundo, disponible en 218 apps". Genbeta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  7. ^ Stacoviak, Adam (28 April 2017). "Open Source Lessons Learned with Zeno Rocha (The Changelog #248)". Changelog. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  8. ^ "Add ZSH theme - dracula/dracula-theme@7e4d17a". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ^ Littauer, Richard; Dorfman, Justin; Berry, Eric. "Creating Dracula PRO with Blood, Sweat, and Tears with Zeno Rocha". Sustain. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  10. ^ "A solo journey to $100k in sales | Hacker News". news.ycombinator.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  11. ^ Rocha, Zeno. "How I made $115,177.39 selling colors online - Dracula". draculatheme.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  12. ^ Rocha, Zeno. "Dracula PRO — Be more productive". draculatheme.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  13. ^ Rocha, Zeno. "Dracula Theme - Contribute". draculatheme.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  14. ^ Sneddon, Joey (2019-11-19). "There's a Dracula Theme for ...Pretty Much Everything". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  15. ^ Karkovack, Eric (2020-01-17). "10 Beautiful Free Themes for Sublime Text". Speckyboy Design Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  16. ^ "The Best Linux Terminal Color Schemes For 2019 - LinuxConfig.org". linuxconfig.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  17. ^ "Twilio's Favorite Halloween Hacks using Python, Raspberry Pi, Arduino and More". Twilio Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  18. ^ "Adobe XD for Visual Studio Code". Let's XD. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  19. ^ Latest IT News, Sudo Null. "Sudo Null - Dracula Theme is a universal theme for almost everything". SudoNull. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  20. ^ "Get your IDE ready for Halloween with the Dracula Theme". Laravel News. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  21. ^ "This dark mode color scheme has its own cult following. Yes, really". Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

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