Philosophy / Palette / Ports / v0.3.0
Sine qua non is a Latin phrase meaninig "without which, not." It refers to something indispensable, an essential condition without which something else cannot exist or occur.
snqn is a dogmatic, high-contrast dark theme. It consists of 16 colors and multiple themes/ports that I (and hopefully soon, the community) created.
The philosophy behind this theme is catered towards my personal preferences. Please keep its core values intact:
- High contrast, dark baseline. Light mode is a distant maybe.
- Palette is law. Need extra colors? Blend with Alpha values. Do not introduce new hues.
- Mono space fonts wherever possible.
- No rounded corners.
| Color | Base | HEX | RGB | OLKCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
base00 |
#07060B |
rgb(7, 6, 11) |
oklch(0.127 0.013 295.088) |
|
base01 |
#1C1B28 |
rgb(28, 27, 40) |
oklch(0.229 0.025 287.781) |
|
base02 |
#323246 |
rgb(50, 50, 70) |
oklch(0.326 0.035 284.274) |
|
base03 |
#4C4B69 |
rgb(76, 75, 105) |
oklch(0.426 0.049 285.627) |
|
base04 |
#72708E |
rgb(114, 112, 142) |
oklch(0.558 0.046 287.857) |
|
base05 |
#BFBDCA |
rgb(191, 189, 202) |
oklch(0.804 0.018 293.054) |
|
base06 |
#EBE9F1 |
rgb(235, 233, 241) |
oklch(0.938 0.011 297.619) |
|
base07 |
#F5F3FA |
rgb(245, 243, 250) |
oklch(0.968 0.01 299.241) |
|
base08 |
#FE587C |
rgb(254, 88, 124) |
oklch(0.691 0.202 11.193) |
|
base09 |
#FF837C |
rgb(255, 131, 124) |
oklch(0.748 0.152 24.703) |
|
base0A |
#FCE66F |
rgb(252, 230, 111) |
oklch(0.92 0.141 98.982) |
|
base0B |
#62FF90 |
rgb(98, 255, 144) |
oklch(0.891 0.201 149.92) |
|
base0C |
#58E7E2 |
rgb(88, 231, 226) |
oklch(0.85 0.122 191.837) |
|
base0D |
#7285FE |
rgb(114, 133, 254) |
oklch(0.661 0.179 273.773) |
|
base0E |
#8C6BFF |
rgb(140, 107, 255) |
oklch(0.635 0.21 289.279) |
|
base0F |
#B967FF |
rgb(185, 103, 255) |
oklch(0.674 0.221 306.199) |
I bump the version once I change a color of the Palette below.
v0.3.0
╰─┼─┼─ Release Version / When I feel like I've perfected it (perhaps in 10+ years)
╰─┼─ Major Version / After the palette has changed enough (when I update all of my [ports](#ports))
╰─ Minor Version / Very small updates to the palette
Bug reports and fixes (or any type of contribution) are always welcome. Feel free to build your own ports, too. :)
Also see the contributing guide.
Contributions welcome! Here's what exists so far:
| Application / Tool | Repository | status |
|---|---|---|
| base16 | snqn/base16 | |
| Neovim | snqn/nvim | |
| Kagi Search | snqn/kagi.css | |
| Pi Coding Agent | snqn/pi.dev | |
| GTK | snqn/gtk | |
| Nix | snqn/nix |
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