Lucid Labs Theme

A professional dark theme for Visual Studio Code that brings the sophisticated Lucid Labs brand identity to your development environment. Perfect for Azure developers, PowerShell scripters, and enterprise teams seeking a consistent, professional coding experience.

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✨ Features

🎨 Brand-Aligned Design - Meticulously crafted using official Lucid Labs brand guidelines
🌙 Dual Theme Support - Both professional dark and clean light theme variants
🌓 System Theme Support - Automatically follows your system's light/dark preference
☁️ Cloud-Inspired Aesthetics - Reflects Lucid Labs' expertise in cloud technologies
🔧 Enterprise-Ready - Perfect for client demonstrations and professional environments
⚡ Enhanced Navigation - Colored top, left, and bottom navigation bars with brand accents
📱 Micro-Icon Ready - Includes favicon and micro-icons for web integration

🎨 Color Palette

Our carefully selected colours ensure both brand consistency and optimal developer experience:

Colour	Hex Code	Usage
Primary Purple	`#271D3B`	Main background, primary brand colour
Teal Accent	`#339999`	Highlights, links, functions, active elements
Light Purple	`#7454B3`	Keywords, tags, secondary elements
Light Grey	`#CCCCCC`	Secondary text, inactive elements
Dark Grey	`#101820`	Panels, status bar, containers
White	`#FFFFFF`	Primary text, high contrast elements

🚀 Installation

From VSCode Marketplace (Recommended)

Open VSCode
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
Search for "Lucid Labs Theme"
Click Install
Go to File → Preferences → Color Theme
Choose your preferred variant:
- Lucid Labs Dark - Professional dark theme
- Lucid Labs Light - Clean light theme

From Command Palette

Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
Type "Preferences: Color Theme"
Select your preferred Lucid Labs theme variant

System Theme Support

The extension provides both light and dark variants that automatically follow your system preferences when using VSCode's "Auto" theme setting.

Manual Installation

Download the .vsix file from releases
Open VSCode
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
Click the three dots menu (⋯)
Select "Install from VSIX..."
Choose the downloaded file

Brand Guidelines Compliance

This theme follows the Lucid Labs Brand Guidelines:

Uses approved primary and secondary colours
Maintains brand consistency across all UI elements
Supports both horizontal and vertical logo layouts
Implements proper colour hierarchy and contrast ratios

Screenshots

The theme provides excellent readability for:

PowerShell scripting (primary use case)
JSON configuration files
Markdown documentation
Azure Resource Manager templates
Python automation scripts

💻 Supported Languages

The theme provides enhanced syntax highlighting for:

Microsoft Technologies:

PowerShell (.ps1, .psm1, .psd1)
Azure ARM Templates (.json)
Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines
Microsoft Graph API responses

Web Development:

JavaScript/TypeScript
JSON configuration files
HTML/XML markup
CSS/SCSS styling

Documentation & Configuration:

Markdown (.md)
YAML (.yml, .yaml)
INI configuration files
Log files

General Programming:

Python (.py)
C# (.cs)
PHP (.php)
SQL (.sql)

📸 Screenshots

PowerShell Development

The theme is specifically optimized for PowerShell development, making your automation scripts more readable and professional.

JSON Configuration

Perfect for Azure ARM templates, VS Code settings, and configuration files with clear property highlighting.

Markdown Documentation

Clean, readable documentation with proper heading hierarchy and code block highlighting.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! To suggest improvements or report issues:

Visit our GitHub repository
Create an issue with detailed feedback
Use the "theme" label for categorisation
Follow our contribution guidelines

📋 Requirements

Visual Studio Code version 1.74.0 or higher
No additional dependencies required

🔄 Updates

This extension is actively maintained. Check the changelog for the latest updates and improvements.

📜 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for full details.

🏢 About Lucid Labs

Lucid Labs is a leading Microsoft Partner specializing in:

☁️ Azure cloud solutions and migrations
🔒 Microsoft 365 security and compliance
🤖 Enterprise automation and DevOps
📊 Data analytics and AI solutions

Contact us:

🌐 Website: lucidlabs.com.au
📍 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

"Guidelines transform a brand into a lasting impression."
— Lucid Labs Brand Guidelines