Dracula (color scheme) explained

Dracula
Logo Caption:The logo of Dracula, with a figure resembling Count Dracula
Author:Zeno Rocha
License:MIT License
Website:https://draculatheme.com/

Dracula is a color scheme for a large collection of desktop apps and website, with a focus on 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.[6] Upon installing a new code editor and terminal emulator, he could not find a color scheme that he liked, so he decided to create his own. He always believed in the cost of 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#282a3640 42 54231° 15% 18%
Current Line#44475a68 71 90232° 14% 31%
Foreground#f8f8f2248 248 24260° 30% 96%
Comment#6272a498 114 164225° 27% 51%
Cyan#8be9fd139 233 253191° 97% 77%
Green#50fa7b80 250 123135° 94% 65%
Orange#ffb86c255 184 10831° 100% 71%
Pink#ff79c6255 121 198326° 100% 74%
Purple#bd93f9189 147 249265° 89% 78%
Red#ff5555255 85 850° 100% 67%
Yellow#f1fa8c241 250 14065° 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dracula Official - Visual Studio Marketplace. live. 2021-03-19. marketplace.visualstudio.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503094928/https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dracula-theme.theme-dracula . 2018-05-03 .
  2. Web site: Dracula Color Scheme - Sublime Package Control. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150423130027/https://packagecontrol.io/packages/Dracula%20Color%20Scheme . 2015-04-23 . 2021-03-19. packagecontrol.io.
  3. Web site: Dracula Syntax - Atom Packages. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127070932/https://atom.io/packages/dracula-syntax . 2018-01-27 . 2021-03-19. Atom. en.
  4. Web site: Dracula Theme - JetBrains Plugins. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924043556/https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12275-dracula-theme . 2020-09-24 . 2021-03-19. JetBrains Plugin Repository. en.
  5. Web site: Dracula Theme. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170601142848/https://draculatheme.com/ . 2017-06-01 . 2021-03-19. draculatheme.com. en.
  6. Web site: 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. 2021-11-08. Genbeta. es.
  7. Web site: Open Source Lessons Learned with Zeno Rocha (The Changelog #248). Changelog. Stacoviak. Adam. 28 April 2017 . en. 2020-04-04.
  8. Web site: Add ZSH theme - dracula/dracula-theme@7e4d17a. GitHub. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218215325/https://github.com/dracula/dracula-theme/commit/7e4d17ade6a54b7b7d8037a0d2160a293f17ef5c . 2020-02-18 . 2020-04-04.
  9. Web site: Creating Dracula PRO with Blood, Sweat, and Tears with Zeno Rocha. Sustain. Littauer. Richard. Dorfman. Justin. Berry. Eric. 2020-04-04.
  10. Web site: A solo journey to $100k in sales Hacker News. 2021-03-19. news.ycombinator.com.
  11. Web site: Rocha. Zeno. How I made $115,177.39 selling colors online - Dracula. 2021-03-19. draculatheme.com. en.
  12. Web site: Rocha . Zeno . Dracula PRO — Be more productive . 2023-03-16 . draculatheme.com.
  13. Web site: Dracula Theme - Contribute. Rocha. Zeno. draculatheme.com. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324232744/https://draculatheme.com/contribute . 2020-03-24 . 2020-04-04.
  14. Web site: There's a Dracula Theme for ...Pretty Much Everything. 2019-11-19. OMG! Ubuntu!. Sneddon. Joey. 2020-04-04.
  15. Web site: 10 Beautiful Free Themes for Sublime Text. 2020-01-17. Speckyboy Design Magazine. Karkovack . Eric. 2020-04-04.
  16. Web site: The Best Linux Terminal Color Schemes For 2019 - LinuxConfig.org. linuxconfig.org. 2020-05-06.
  17. Web site: Twilio's Favorite Halloween Hacks using Python, Raspberry Pi, Arduino and More. Twilio Blog. en. 2020-05-06.
  18. Web site: Adobe XD for Visual Studio Code. 2021-03-19. Let's XD. en-US.
  19. Web site: Latest IT News. Sudo Null. Sudo Null - Dracula Theme is a universal theme for almost everything. 2021-03-19. SudoNull. en.
  20. Web site: Get your IDE ready for Halloween with the Dracula Theme. 2021-03-19. Laravel News. 27 October 2016 . en.
  21. Web site: 2021-11-05. This dark mode color scheme has its own cult following. Yes, really.. 2021-11-05. Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech. en.

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