Swazlll Theme
A deep ocean-inspired dark theme for Visual Studio Code, built with a rich palette of blues, cyans, teals, and vibrant pink/orange accents. Every colour has been carefully chosen to reduce eye strain while keeping your code visually expressive and easy to read.
Preview
Screenshots coming soon — install the theme and try it out!
Colour Palette
| Element |
Colour |
Hex |
| Editor Background |
Deep Navy |
#0a0f1e |
| Editor Foreground |
Blue-grey |
#cdd9e5 |
| Keywords |
Cyan-Blue |
#00b4d8 |
| Strings |
Light Blue |
#74c7e8 |
| Functions |
Teal-Cyan |
#48cae4 |
| Variables |
Pale Blue |
#ade8f4 |
| Types / Classes |
Sky Blue |
#4cc9f0 |
| Numbers |
Pink |
#f06fff |
| Comments |
Muted Blue (italic) |
#3d6e9e |
| Constants |
Warm Orange |
#ff9f43 |
| Decorators |
Hot Pink |
#f72585 |
| Operators |
Blue-Teal |
#7ec8e3 |
| Status Bar |
Ocean Blue |
#02387a |
| Cursor |
Bright Cyan |
#00c4e8 |
Features
- 80+ custom UI colour overrides — editor, activity bar, side bar, status bar, tabs, minimap, terminal, breadcrumbs, notifications, peek view, diff editor, git decorations and more
- Full TextMate token colour rules for keywords, strings, functions, variables, types, numbers, comments, operators, decorators, imports, HTML, CSS, JSON, Markdown, Python, and Rust
- Semantic highlighting enabled — uses language-server intelligence for sharper, more accurate coloring in TypeScript, Python, Rust and more
- Custom terminal ANSI palette — all 16 ANSI colours match the ocean theme
- Bracket pair coloring — 6 distinct colours to distinguish nested brackets instantly
Installation
From the VS Code Marketplace
- Open Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X)
- Search for Swazlll Theme
- Click Install
- Open the Color Theme picker (
Ctrl+K Ctrl+T)
- Select Swazlll Theme
From a .vsix file (local)
code --install-extension swazlll-theme-1.0.0.vsix
Then activate via Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → Swazlll Theme.
Recommended Font
Pair with any coding font that supports ligatures for the best experience. Popular choices:
Suggested settings:
{
"editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Consolas, monospace",
"editor.fontLigatures": true,
"editor.fontSize": 14,
"editor.lineHeight": 24
}
Languages Tested
- JavaScript / TypeScript / JSX / TSX
- HTML / CSS / SCSS
- Python
- JSON / JSONC
- Markdown
- Rust
- C / C++
- Java
- Shell / Bash
Feedback & Issues
Found a colour that doesn't look right? Open an issue on GitHub.
License
MIT — see LICENSE for details.
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