What is the Aurora Borealis theme?

Aurora Borealis is Codigrate's flagship dark theme, built around the deep blues of the Arctic night sky and the green, blue and violet light of the Northern Lights. A near black blue editor sits under a soft grey foreground, with the aurora's own colors carrying the syntax, so it stays calm and easy to read through a long session.

Why is the background a deep blue instead of pure black?

Pure black against bright text makes the highest possible contrast, which can buzz and tire the eyes, and it shows smudges and halos on many screens. Aurora uses a deep blue grey instead, around #142B37 for the editor, so the contrast with the soft grey text lands in a comfortable band and the whole screen reads like a night sky rather than a void.

How are the syntax colors chosen in Aurora Borealis?

They are the aurora's real colors. Keywords take a magenta, strings a clear blue, functions and globals a Northern Lights green, variables a teal, and comments a quiet lavender. Green, blue and violet are exactly the bands a real aurora glows in, so the code lights up in the same palette as the sky the theme is named for.

Is a dark theme better for your eyes?

Neither dark nor light is automatically easier; what matters is landing the contrast in a comfortable range and avoiding glare. A dark theme like Aurora helps most in a dim room, where a bright white page can feel harsh, by keeping the background low and the foreground soft rather than pure white on pure black.

Anatomy of a Dark Theme: Aurora Borealis